Cohort 5 (2023-2027)
We are very pleased to welcome our fifth Cohort. In their second year, Cohort 5 will move forwards with their research, supplemented by the additional training and opportunities provided by the MoSMed CDT across both Newcastle and Durham Universities.
Thomas Beniston
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Akane Kawamura
- Email: T.Beniston2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Cell- and Tissue-targeted cyclic peptide discovery platform
Valeria Cobiltean
- CDT Doctoral Researcher (Aligned)
- Supervisor: Prof Akane Kawamura
- Email: v.cobiltean@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Chemical Probes for Ten-Eleven Translocation Enzymes: Targeting the DNA Demethylation Pathway in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Hannah Cole
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Steven Cobb
- Email: hannah.m.cole@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Identification of new molecular targets for NTDs
Katherine Deck
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Will Brittain
- Email: katherine.deck@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Development of a new approach to targeted chelation therapies
Stuart Ferguson
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Liz Morris
- Email: stuart.g.ferguson@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Structure guided approach to assay development for inhibiting Dengue virus replication
Matthew Grobbelaar
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof. Tim Blower
- Email: matthew.j.grobbelaar@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Synthetic antimicrobials based on natural toxins
Jan Jarzabek
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Paul Denny
- Email: jan.g.jarzabek@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: From Bench to Field: Diagnostics for Leishmaniasis
Hyeyun Jung
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Harold Fellerman
- Email: h.jung3@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: DNA Nanosensors for Metal Ion Caner Biomarkers
Nour Kourbeh
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Mike Waring
- Email: n.kourbeh2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project title: Lead optimization by DNA-encoding
Mengchun Li
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Matthias Trost
- Email: m.li98@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Mass spectrometry approaches to address capability gaps in drug discovery for membrane transporters
Katie McLennan
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Wyatt Yue
- Email: k.mclennan2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: CRISPR-mediated tagging of endogenous proteins for structural mapping of interactions
Jonty Metcalf-Jackson
- CDT Doctoral Researcher (Aligned)
- Supervisor: Dr Kate Harris
- Email: J.P.Metcalf-Jackson2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Development and validation of novel interferon signalling inhibitors for neurodegenerative diseases
William Midgley
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Ehmke Pohl
- Email: william.h.midgley@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: PROTACS: new methods for linker design to target EBNA1 (Eppstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1)
Simran Raheja
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Matthias Trost
- Email: S.Raheja2@ncl.ac.uk
- Project Title: Proteomics-based assessment of drug performance in vivo by establishing target engagement methods and characterizing new disease models
Ella Sames
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Tom McAllister
- Email: E.Sames2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Ribosomal Glycopeptide Production to Investigate Glycosylation Changes in Prostate Cancer
Sarah Smallman
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Agnieszka Bronowska
- Email: s.smallman2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: DUNeS: Structure based development of dual specificity inhibitors of NLRP3 and SARM1
Elliot Stewart
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Mike Waring
- Email: E.stewart6@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project title: Expanding the Build-Couple-Transform Paradigm to develop highly diverse screening libraries for Drug Discovery
Elle Watson
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Celine Cano
- Email: E.Watson7@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Development of DNA-PK-targeting PROTACs to maximise DNA-PK blockage in advanced prostate cancer
Amy Wiseman
- CDT Doctoral Researcher (Aligned)
- Supervisor: Prof Ehmke Pohl
- Email: amy.v.wiseman@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: AI Mining of the Bacteriophage Metagenome.
