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Meet our talented team of:
1. Postdoctoral Researchers
2. PhD Students
3. Technicians
4. Associate Members
1. Postdoctoral Researchers
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Dr. Alexander Simpson
Postdoctoral Researcher
alex.simpson@ucl.ac.uk
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Dr. Maria Vila de听Mucha
Postdoctoral Researcher听(in collaboration with the Jenner Lab)
maria.mucha.16@ucl.ac.uk
Investigates the role of CD4+ T cells in anti-tumour immunity, with a focus on how the differentiation of cytotoxic CD4+ T cells is regulated on an epigenetic and transcriptional level in tumours.
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Dr. Dimitrios Garyfallos听
Postdoctoral Researcher听(in collaboration with the Hiley Lab)听
d.garyfallos@ucl.ac.uk
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Dr. Cristobal Costoya
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Studies the immune landscape in poorly-infiltrated mouse models following Treg depletion and inoculation with a cancer vaccine. Also interested in exploring the potential mechanisms underlying tumour resistance to the combinatorial therapy.
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Dr. Chen Qing
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chen.qing.16@ucl.ac.uk
Studies the immune landscape in poorly-infiltrated mouse models following Treg depletion and inoculation with a cancer vaccine. Also interested in exploring the potential mechanisms underlying tumour resistance to the combinatorial therapy.
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2. PhD Students
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Ms. Mariela Navarrete Sanchez
PhD Student
mariela.navarrete.20@ucl.ac.uk
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Ms. Despoina Karagianni
PhD Student/Lab Technician
d.karagianni@ucl.ac.uk
Develops听a loss-of-function pipeline with听in vitro and in vivo models of tumour reactivity using CRISPR/Cas9 methodology in order to identify targetable pathways that enhance T cell activation in the context of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).听Other responsibilities include assisting with the engineering of bispecific antibodies against Fc纬 receptors, managing the lab and social media.
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Mr. Kane Foster
PhD Student (in collaboration with the Yong Lab)
kane.foster.19@ucl.ac.uk
Explores how changes in T cell function can contribute to the progression of pre-cancerous conditions such as smouldering multiple myeloma. Investigates T cell responses at the single cell level by analysing RNA-seq, TCR-seq and flow/mass cytometry data using machine learning and computational statistics.
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Mr. Hongchang Fu
PhD Student (in collaboration with the Litchfield Lab)
ricardo.fu.16@ucl.ac.uk
Develops the tumour fragment platform as an ex vivo technique and investigates its ability to recapitulate the complexity of tumour architecture and the microenvironment. Also interested in the immunotherapeutic response of the tumour fragment platform to fs-indel derived neoantigens escaping from the nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) pathway.
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Ms. Bethany Hudson-Lund
PhD Student (in collaboration with the
3. Technicians
Dr.听Mansi Shah
Senior Technician/Explant and PDX Specialist
mansi.shah@ucl.ac.uk听
Established and runs a patient-derived immune xenograft (PDiX) core as part of the Cancer Research UK City of London (CRUK听CoL) Centre. This includes writing SOPs, establishing tissue biobanks and collaborating with other research groups. Please see their for more information. Other responsibilities including managing lab admin, social media, and members of the group.
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Ms.听Supreet听Kaur Bola
Technician
s.bola@ucl.ac.uk
Handles the processing, storage and retrieval of all clinical samples for immunological analysis ensuring compliance with the Human Tissue Act and maintaining Good Clinical Lab Practice. Other responsibilities include managing lab social media.听
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Mr. Gerasimos Mastrokalos
Research Technician
gerasimos.mastrokalos.19@ucl.ac.uk
听Ms. Yasmin Morris听
Senior ResearchTechnician听
听y.morris@ucl.ac.uk
Ms. Angela Dwornik
Lab Technician
a.dwornik@ucl.ac.uk
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Mr. Aniruddh Tyagi听
Research Technician
Responsible for the development and implementation of the Biotherapeutics pipeline, with a heavy focus on the design, development and purification of Bi- and Tri-specific antibodies.听听
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Research Technician
v.anantharam@ucl.ac.uk
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4. Associate Members
Ms.听Ayse听Akarca听
Research Fellow
a.akarca@ucl.ac.uk
Provides a service for multiplex immunolabelling to pharmaceutical companies and clinical trials. Focuses on tissue-based arrays and image analysis.
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