Projects, supervisors and funders

See the projects completed by our students, the experts who supervised them, and the institutions who provided funding. We are grateful to all the studentships granted to our students.

Supervisors

Past supervisors of our MBPhD students include:

  • Attwell, Prof. David | Division of Biosciences
  • Bajaj-Elliott, Dr M. | Institute for Child Health
  • Baldeweg, Prof. Torsten | Institute of Child Health
  • Batterham, Dr. Rachel | Division of Medicine
  • Beck, Prof. Stephan | Cancer Institute
  • Bestmann, Dr. Sven | Institute of Neurology
  • Bhattacharya, Prof Shomi | Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology
  • Boshoff, Prof. Chris | Cancer Biology, Cancer Institute
  • Breckenridge, Dr. Ross | Division of Medicine
  • Brown, Dr. Peter | Institute of Neurology
  • Brown, Dr. Jeremy | Respiratory Research, Division of Medicine
  • Burns, Dr. Siobhan | Division of Infection & Immunity
  • Burnstock, Prof. Geoff | Autonomic Neuroscience Institute
  • Chambers, Prof. Rachel | Division of Medicine
  • Coffin, Dr. Robert  | Division of Infection & Immunity
  • Collins, Prof. Mary | Infection & Immunity
  • Copp, Prof. Andy | Neural Development Unit, Institute for Child Health
  • Dawson, Dr. Sally | The Ear Institute
  • Dayan, Prof. Peter | Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
  • de Coppi, Prof. Paola | Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health
  • Deanfield, Prof. John | Vascular Physiology Unit (Great Ormond St)
  • Dickenson, Prof. Anthony | Pharmacology
  • Dolan, Prof. Ray | Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology
  • Ehrenstein, Prof. Mike | Division of Medicine
  • Farmer, Dr. Simon | Institute of Neurology
  • Ferretti, Dr. Patrizia | Institute of Child Health
  • Fitzgerald, Prof. Maria | Division of Bioscience
  • Foltynie, Dr. Thomas | Institute of Neurology
  • Frackowiak, Prof. Richard | Institute of Neurology
  • Garthwaite, Prof. John | Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research
  • Gilroy, Prof. Derek | Division of Medicine
  • Godovac-Zimmerman, Prof. Jasminka | Proteomics & Molecular Cell Dynamics
  • Gould, Dr. Alex | NIMR
  • Gourine, Dr. Alexander | Division of Bioscience
  • Guillemot, Dr. Francois | NIMR
  • Gustaffson, Dr. Kenth | Institute for Child Health
  • Hart, Prof. Graham | Primary Care & Pop Science
  • Hausenloy, Dr. Derek | The Hatter Institute, Division of Medicine
  • Hayday, Prof. Adrian | CRUK, LRI
  • Hingorani, Prof. Aroon | Division of Population Health
  • Humphries, Prof. Steve | Division of Medicine
  • Hunt, Prof. Seve | Anatomy and Developmental Biology
  • Isenberg, Prof. David | Medicine, Rheumatology, Inflammation
  • Janes, Dr. Sam | Cancer Therapeutics, Division of Medicine
  • Katz, Prof. David | Department of Immunology
  • Kellam, Prof. Paul | Immunology and Molecular Pathology.
  • Kinnon, Prof. Christine | Institute for Child Health
  • Klein, Prof. Nigel | Institute for Child Health
  • Laman, Dr. Heike | Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
  • Langhorne, Jean | NIMR
  • Latchmann, Prof. David | Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology
  • Lee, Gary | Division of Medicine
  • Lovell-Badge, Robin | NIMR/ Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Lythgoe, Dr. Mark | Institute for Child Health
  • Macallister, Prof. Raymond | Division of Medicine
  • Maguire, Prof. Eleanor | Institute of Neurology
  • Maini, Dr. Mala K | Dept. of Immunology and Molecular Pathology
  • Marber, Prof. Michael | Cardiology, St Thomas Hospital, Kings College London
  • Margrie, Dr. Troy | Division of Biosciences
  • Moncada, Prof. Salvador | Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
  • Morris, Dr. Emma | Immunology & Molecular Pathology
  • Norman, Dr. Jill | Division of Medicine
  • Noursadeghi, Dr. Mahdad | Division of Infection & Immunity
  • Nurse, Sir Paul | Cancer Research UK LRI
  • O'Garra, Dr. Anne | The Francis Crick Institute
  • Pillay, Dr. Deenan | Centre for Virology
  • Prost, Dr. Audrey | Institute for Child Health
  • Raivich, Prof. Gennadij | Institute for Women's Health
  • Rees, Dr. Jeremy | Institute of Neurology
  • Reis e Sousa, Dr. Caetano | Cancer Research UK, LRI
  • Rihel, Dr. Jason | Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology
  • Riley, Dr. Paul | Institute for Child Health
  • Rothwell, Prof. John | Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders
  • Rugg, Prof. M | Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Seddon, Dr. Benedict | NIMR
  • Segal, Prof. Tony | Molecular Medicine, Division of Medicine
  • Seifalian, Prof. Alex | Division of Surgery & Interventional Science
  • Singer, Prof. Mervyn | Clinical Physiology, Division of Medicine
  • Skuse, Prof. David | Behavioural Sciences Unit
  • Sowden, Dr. J | Institute for Child Health
  • Srai, Prof. Kaila | Division of Biosciences
  • Stewart, Prof. Gordon | Internal Medicine
  • Stoker, Dr. Andrew | Institute for Child Health
  • Svejstrup, Prof. Jesper | CRUK LRI
  • Swanton, Prof. Charles | CRUK, LRI (MBPhD alum)
  • Tabrizi, Prof. Sarah | Institute of Neurology
  • Takeuchi, Dr. Yasuhiro | Immunology and Molecular Pathology
  • Turner, Dr. James | NIMR (MBPhD alum)
  • Vargha-Khadem, Prof Faraneh | Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
  • Wedderburn, Prof. Lucy | Dept of Molecular Pathology
  • Wood, Prof. Nick | Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology
  • Yanez, Dr. R | Molecular Immunology Unit, Institute for Child Health

Funders

A number of institutions have provided studentships to MBPhD students.

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About the MBPhD

Former student projects

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Abeyewickreme, Anil (2009)

Acosta Saltos, Alejandro (2016)

Adler, Sophie (2017)

Al-Juffali, Noura (2014)

Alrubaie, Saith (2002)

Alvares, Debie Maria (1999)

Anzak, Anam (2012)

Arrich, James (2020)

Auger, Stephen (2014)

B

Baker, Kate (2004)

Bartlett, Richard (2020)

Best, Lawrence (2020)

Bell, Lucy Caitriona Keirnan (2015)

Bhatt, Mrudul (2018)

Biswas, Dhruva (2021)

Bokhoven, Marieke Christina (2008)

Bricogne, Christopher Charles (2015)

Brown, Alexander Philip Yehuda (2016)

Burrell, Rebecca Alison

C

Candler, Paul (2008)

Cavanagh, Sean (2019)

Chandarana, Keval Niranjan (2010)

Clarke, Kelly Louise (2013)

D

Dabbagh, Nadia (2000)

Damry, Djamil (2021)

Das, Abhishek (2009)

Davidson-Moncado, Jan Kenneth (2000)

Davis, Benjamin Michael (2011)

Devine, Oliver Patrick (2019)

Di Marco Barros, Rafael (2017)

Dhasmana, Devesh (1999)

Direkze, Shamindra Gerald (2006)

Donaldson, Callum (2018)

E

Ellis, Shawn David Ponniah (2014)

Ereira, Samuel Philip Aaron (2019)

Ekert, Justyna (2021)

F

Field, Nigel (2004)

  • Thesis: Functions of KSHV-encoded FLIP
  • Supervisor: Prof. Chris Bishoff, UCL Cancer Institute
  • Funding: Medical Research Council (MRC) Doctoral Training Grant

G

Gan, Chih Hao Victor (2006)

  • Thesis: Gene therapy of the scid/scid mouse by homologous recombination
  • Supervisor: Prof. Rafael Yáñez; Prof. Adrian Thrasher, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
  • Funding: Overseas (Singapore); Samuel Bridge Trust

Ghosh, Marcus (2019)

Gilbertson, Thomas Patrick (2006)

Godfrey, Andrew Robert (2006)

Gordon-Williams, Richard (2009)

H

Harsum, Steven (1999)

Hartington, Thomas (Current)

  • Thesis: How genetic changes in the NFKB1 gene cause primary immunodeficiency
  • Supervisor: Dr Siobhan Burns, Division of Infection & Immunity
  • Funding: The Rosetrees Trust; MBPhD programme

Heukamp, Lukas Carl (2000)

Holt, James Keith Langford (2003)

Hunt, David (2004)

Huys, Quentin (2007)

Hyams, Catherine (2010)

J

Jafree, Daniyal (2022)

Jenner, William (2013)

Joyce, Aengus

  • Thesis: Minority species assays and drug resistance in the HIV-1 virus
  • Supervisor: Prof. Deenan Pillay, Division of Infection and Immunity; Prof. the Hon, Richard Tedder
  • Funding: Astor Foundation

Joyce, Holly (Current)

  • Thesis: Investigating structural mechanics in tumour cell biology
  • Supervisor: Dr Erik Sahai, Francis Crick Institute
  • Funding: Francis Crick Institute

K

Kahan, Joshua James (2014)

Kia, Demis (2014)

  • Thesis: Genetics of Movement Disorders
  • Supervisor: Professor Nick Wood, Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment 
  • Funding: International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Kiani-Alikhan, Sorena (2020)

Knight, Sean B. (2012)

Krupiczojc, Malvina A. (2008)

Kwan, Antonia PY. (2005)

Kyrtatos, Panagiotis (2010)

L

La Hausse de Lalouvier, Luke PA (2013)

Lee, Alvin Jun Xing (2012)

Lee, King-Yin MA (2009)

Lee, Simon FK. 

  • Thesis:
  • Supervisor: 
  • Funding:

Levine, Adam P (2015)

Lewis, Martin, Alexander 

  • Thesis: Investigation and classification of novel cGMP binding proteins in the nervous system and their role in neuroprotection
  • Supervisor: Professor John Garthwaite
  • Funding: Emily Le Rossignol Foundation

Lim, Michael Wei Cheng (2016)

Loukogeorgakis, Stavros (2006)

M

McKinnon, Christopher A (2013)

MacDougall, Tom HJ (1999)

Machhada, Asif (2015)

Maghsoudlou, Panayiotis (2015)

Malalasekera, W M Nishantha (2016)

Man, Sharon HW (2008)

Mannion, Richard J (1999)

Marks, Daniel JB (2006)

Miller, James (2016)

Mukherjee, Uma A (2013)

N

Neary, Marrianne, T (2015)

NG, Hui Lin, Dorothy (2012)

Nunn, Adam, C (2012)

O

O'Farrell, Fergus (2016)

Ong, Shao Jin (2003)

  • Thesis: The beta-defensin expression in response to neissaria meningitides: a potential mechanism for regulating nasopharyngeal carriage 
  • Supervisor: Dr Mona Bajaj-Elliot and Professor Norbert Klein, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health 
  • Funding: Consolidated PG Fund 

P

Pachnis, Panayotis (2013)

Pandya, Virenkumar A (2017)

  • Thesis: Understanding motor neuron and muscle disease using human stem cells
  • Supervisor: Dr Rickie Patani, Institute of Neurology
  • Funding: The Rosetrees Trust and MBPhD Programme

Pang, Donald X

  • Thesis: Transcription Factors and Disease: A molecular investigation into association and function 
  • Supervisor: Professor Steve Humphries, Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Medicine 
  • Funding: Self-funding 

Papakrivopoulou, Eugenia S (Jenny)

Parr, Thomas (2019)

Patterson, James O (2018)

Pharoah, Daniel SB 

  • Thesis: The Role of Endothelial Cell Antigen Presentation in regulating T-cell traffic: Implications for the pathogenesis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 
  • Supervisor: Dr Lucy Wedderburn
  • Funding: Unknown 

Phillips, Jacqueline Anne (2002)

Picker, Simon R (2014)

Pollara, Gabriel (2005)

Pollen, Sean (2020)

Pospori, Constandina (2012)

Powell, Benjamin E (2017)

R

Rawji, Vishal (2019)

Knight (Nee RAZA), Saba, Rose (2012)

Rose, Anna M (2012)

Rossdeutsch, Alexander (2011)

Rounis, Elisabeth (2007)

Ryten (nee Bar-Isaac), Mina (2003)

S

Sayers, Jacob (2022)

Schim Van Der Loeff, Ina (2013)

Sefe, Delali, K (2011)

  • Thesis: T-cell kinetics in HIV infected children
  • Supervisor: Professor Nigel Klein, University College London, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, UCL GOS Insitute of Child Health
  • Funding: GSK

Sewell, Gavin W (2011)

Seyed-Safi, Ashkon (2020)

Shakib, Keveh (2002)

Sharma, Annesh (2018)

  • Thesis: Investigating the effects of chemotherapy on the clonal distribution of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, using a barcoding and fluorescence-imaging based approach
  • Supervisor: Professor Dominique Bonnet, Francis Crick Institute
  • Funding: The Francis Crick Institute

Sharma, Pundrique R (2002)

Shiltagh, Nuha (2013)

Smith, Adam PR (2005)

Smolicz, Izabella (2022)

  • Thesis: Clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics of fatal childhood central nervous system tumours: a post-mortem study
  • Supervisor: Professor Thomas Jacques, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, Faculty of Population Health Sciences and Professor Neil Sebire, UCL GOSH for Children NHS Foundation Trust 
  • Funding: Child Health Research Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CHR CIO) PhD Studentship

Snell, Daniel (2018)

Stannard, Corrine (2003)

Stimpson, Phillipa Jay (2015)

Storm, Catherine (2022)

Strange, Bryan A (2003)

Street, James (2022)

Swanton, R Charles (1998)

Swerdlow, Daniel, I (2012)

T

Tan, Geoffrey Chern-yee (2011)

Thomasson, Rachel (2006)

Tornari, Chrysostomos (2010)

Turner, James MA (2000)

Turner, Eleanor Jane H (2002)

  • Thesis: Vesiculation and rafts in stomatocytic red cells 
  • Supervisor: Dr GW Stewart Rayne Institute, University College London and Professor NM Hooper, School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Leeds University 
  • Funding: The International Journal of Pathology 

Turtle, Lance CW (2001)

Tyrrell-Price, Jonathon (2003)

W

Wagstaff, Marcus JD (1997)

Watkins, Thomas (2020)

Wee, Ryan (2020)

Weinberg, Isobel (2018)

Wilson, Nicola, Ann 

  • Thesis: Mesothelial cell derived TGFbeta and its role in adhesive serosal disease
  • Supervisor: Dr Rachel Chambers, University College London, Centre of Inflamattion and Tissue Repair
  • Funding: Mills Scholarship

Winston, Joel S (2005)

Wright, Matthew J (1999)

Wu, Yin (2009)

Wykes, Victoria (2004)

Y

Yildirimer, Esra Lara (2014)

Z

Zarafov, Antonios (2018)