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Callum Robson
(He/Him)
Research Technician
Funding: BBARC/MRC

 

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Ellis Nicholson
Biochemistry undergraduate student
Part-time technical undergraduate assistant

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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Arnel Villamin
Master by research
co-supervisor: Dr Kim Robinson (HYMS)

Catherine Harper
(She/Her)

Integrated Master student

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Education: Undergoing MBiol Molecular Cell Biology

Current position: Fourth year of integrated masters 

Project : Cell-autonomous response to Salmonella

What you like to do when you are not in the lab: I enjoy staying active through sports, like playing tennis and volleyball, as well as going to the gym frequently but also enjoy relaxing to music and movies. I love spending time with my friends and family especially when playing card and board games. 

Favorite book: Touching the void (Joe Simpson)

Favorite movie: I have too many to pick from!

Fun fact about yourself: I was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up in Bahrain. 

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Ruth Gibbons
(She/Her)
Integrated Master student

Position: Integrated Masters Student 

Project: Cell death Modalities and Infection 

Favourite quote : "Everything you have ever wanted is on the other side of fear"

What do you like to do when not in the lab ?:

I like to keep active, I play cricket and netball as well as going rock climbing. I'm a huge fan of Sci-Fi and fantasy books and movies. Also, I can almost always be caught watching Formula 1 on Sundays as well!

Favourite book : Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi 

Favourite Movie :The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of The Ring 

Fun Fact : I am a huge NFL fan, I stay up until 3AM to watch the Super Bowl. I support the Green Bay Packers!

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Barwin Viswanthan
PhD student
BBSRC WhiteRose funded


co-supervisor: Dr Ioannis Kourtzelis

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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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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.

ALEXANDROS CHATZIS (HE/HIM)

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PhD student (co-Supervisee)
Kourtzelis lab (York), co-suppervised by Boucher lab

Nationality: Greek

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Biotechnology (University of Thessaly, 2011-2016), Master of Research (King's College London, 2017-2019). 

Current position: PhD researcher in Cancer and Immunology

Project: I focus on novel cancer immunotherapies (e.g. immunomodulators, monoclonal antibodies) to harness and enhance the myeloid cell activity (e.g. phagocytosis, efferocytosis) to mediate innate immune training and potentially suppress tumour growth.

Favorite quote: Fortune favours the bold.

What  do you like to do when you are not in the lab: I am a big fan of sports. I play football and tennis. I go to the gym quite frequently, I enjoy swimming (swimming pool or open water/sea) and I go for 10-15km runs. I am quite adventurous so during my holidays I choose to go on long road trips and visit new places, cultures and people.

Favorite book: Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell) 

Favorite movie: Scent of a woman

Fun fact about yourself: I was once a commando (rank of sergeant) during my mandatory army service in Greek

Jake Henry
PhD Student
WhiteRose funded

Main supervisor: Nathalie Signoret

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

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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. 

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