Callum Robson
(He/Him)
Research Technician
Funding: BBSRC/MRC
Naomi Record
Biomedical Sciences undergraduate student
Integrated Masters student
Name: Naomi Record
Education: MBiomedSci- Biomedical Sciences
Current Position: GenRes Student
What you like to do when you are not in the lab: I enjoy dance, singing and playing the flute. I love trying new hobbies, currently badminton, squash and tennis and being out in nature. Always up for socialising with friends and a pub quiz or karaoke night!
Favourite Movie: The Hunger games
Favourite book: The Help
Fun fact: I love guinea pigs! A guinea pig pen, notepad, mug- you name it, I have it.
Alexander Hogg
(He/Him)
Research Technician (industry-funded position)
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Education: MRes Biology (university of York, Boucher lab)
Current position: Research Technician
Project : Cell death modalities
Sofia Reeves
Integrated Master student
Education: MBiol Biology, University of York
When I’m not in the lab I have a small business as a pet portrait artist which I began when I was 15.
My favourite book is ‘The Song of Achilles’ by Madeline Miller
Fun fact: Prior to my degree I was a dressage rider and competed for England on two occasions .
Pronoums: She/her
Freya Pealing
Master by Research
co-supervisor: Dr Nathan Laborgne
Education: University of Aberdeen, Immunology BSc
Project: NK cells inflammasome
What I like doing: When I’m not in the lab I like walking and watching MotoGP :)
Fave film: Thelma and louise
Pronoums: She/her
Ella Barrett
(She/Her)
Master by Research Student
co-supervisor: Dr Kim Robinson
Education: BSc Biomedical Sciences, University of York
Favourite quote: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them"
What you like to do when not in the lab: Outside of the lab, I am an avid reader but also love a good pint at the pub with friends.
Favourite book: A Court of Mist and Fury
Favourite movie: Parent Trap
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Yunjia Chang
(She/Her)
Master by Research Student
co-supervisor: Dr Noemie Hamilton
Education: Biol Biomedical Sciences, University of York Project: Innate immune responses to lipid sensing in neurodegeneration.
What you like to do when not in the lab: I am a competitive volleyball player. I also like to enjoy York food scene.
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Barwin Viswanathan
PhD student
BBSRC WhiteRose funded
co-supervisors: Dr Ioannis Kourtzelis/Dr Davey Kneafsey
Education: 1:1 Biomedical Sciences BSc, University of York
Role: PhD candidate (White Rose BBSRC DTP)
Project: Molecular sensing and responses to intracellular beta-glucan
What I like to do when not in the lab: I enjoy keeping active by playing badminton and going on walks in the countryside. I also like to read, and am particularly fascinated by both classical and contemporary fiction, as well as the poetry works of Meena Kandasamy and Mina Loy.
Favourite quote: “A certain type of perfection can only be realised through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect.” - Kafka on the Shore, Murakami
Sebastian Grant
(He/Him)
PhD student YGRS-funded
co-supervisor: Dr Chris Spicer (chemistry)
Education: 1:1 Mbiol Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of York
Role: PhD student
Project: Inflammatory caspases substrates recognition
What I like to do when not in the lab: Outside of lab, I like stay active through the gym, Parkrun and MMA. However, I do also enjoy a nice pint at the pub.
Favourite movie: The School of Rock
Favourite Book: Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari
Favourite quote: Focusing too much on what is behind you is a sure way to trip over.
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Joanna Carnall
Master by research
co-supervisor: Dr James Hewitson
Name: Joanna Carnall
Education (BSc/PhD, etc): BSc (Hons) Biotechnology and Microbiology
Current position: Masters by Research student
Project: Influence of cellular environment on inflammasome signaling
Favorite quote: It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.
What you like to do when you are not in the lab: Read, climb, play piano and most recently, bird watching!
Favorite book: All the Light We Cannot See (fiction) and Everything Is Tuberculosis (non-fiction)
Favorite movie: The Holdovers
Fun fact about yourself: I'm pretty good at identifying bee species
Prefered Pronouns: She / her
Dr Nathan Leborgne
PDRA (MRC-funded)
He/Him
Nationality: French
Education: PhD in Immunology at the University of Bern, Switzerland
Current position: PDRA
Project: Inflammasome functions in human innate lymphoid cells
What you like to do when you are not in the lab: I like sports (football, tennis, basketball, judo), playing music and going to concerts
Favourite book: Frank Conroy, Body and Soul
Favourite movie: Gladiator
Favorite Quote: Done is better than perfect
Dr Davey Kneafsey
PDRA
Funding: BBSRC
Education (BSc/PhD, etc): BSc in biology from the University of Kent
PhD studying fungal host-pathogen interactions at the University of Kent (Hall lab)
Current position: Postdoctoral researcher at the University of York
Project: Novel pathways of LPS sensing in human cells
Favourite quote: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool” Richard Feynman
What you like to do when you are not in the lab: I read a lot of epic fantasy and enjoy long walks in the countryside, preferably ending with a pint.
Favourite book: The way of kings by Brandon Sanderson
Favourite movie: Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him
Gemma Banister
(She/her)
PhD student WR BBSRC-funded
co-supervisors: Prof Daniela Barilla and Dr. Christoph Baumann
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Education: BA Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
Current position: PhD student,
Project: Gemma is studying how GBPs assemble and control the non-canonical inflammasome during bacterial infections
What you like to do when you are not in the lab: I love Ballroom and Latin Dancing! I compete with the University dancesport team.
Favourite book: Uprooted, Naomi Novik
Favourite movie- Paddington
Fun fact about yourself: I came second in the World Paper and Comb Championship in 2011 with my parents, only beaten by the beatbox version of the Thomas the Tank Engine theme.
Kimrun Kaur
(She/Her)
PHD student
Supervisor: Dr William Grey
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Name: KIMRUN KAUR
Education (BSc/PhD, etc) BSc, MRes
Current position PhD
Project : Multiple Myeloma and therapeutics development
Favorite quote: Strength is forged in the shadows of struggle, where the darkest moments lead to the brightest growth..
What you like to do when you are not in the lab: Trail-walking, being in the outdoors
Favorite movie: Home alone
Prefered Pronouns (She/her)
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Funded by a YGRS studentship
Ellis Nicholson
Biochemistry undergraduate student
Part-time technical undergraduate assistant
Summer student
Dave Boucher
(He/Him)
Lab Head/ Lecturer in Biomedical sciences
Nationality: Canadian
Education: Bsc in Biotechnology (major in molecular Biology), PhD Pharmacology (University of Sherbrooke, Canada).
Training: PDRA at the University of Queensland (Kate Schroder lab) and the University of Lausanne (Petr Broz lab)
Current position: Lab Head, Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Project: Dave has a lot of very secret projects...
Favorite quote: Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution (Einstein)
What you like to do when you are not in the lab: I enjoy hiking and the outdoors as much as I enjoy a nice beer in a quiet pub. He enjoy running (although quite slowly), cooking and baking. I am an avid sport fan and enjoy watching Ice hockey and Tennis
Favorite book: Novecento (Baricco)
The Alchimist (Coehlo)
Favorite movie: Indiana Jones (wanted to be an archaeologist as a child) and any Tarentino movies!
Fun fact about yourself: I owned a pet goat when I was a college and University student.
