Meet Hervé Barjat – Bioinformatics (Tissue Image Analysis)
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in the Informatics department, and more specifically, I am part of the Bioinformatics team. We use informatic tools to gather as much information as we can about disease processes and medicines discovery. What’s your role within your team? My main focus […]
Meet Alessandra Gaeta – Syndicate Programme Director
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in the Syndicates team – we work with UK medical research charities to create disease-focussed, medicines discovery consortia, ‘Syndicates’, that address patient unmet needs, through collaboration. For example, we have worked with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to create the Cystic Fibrosis […]
Meet Michael Eyres – Post Doc Biomarkers
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work with the Biomarkers team, sat within Discovery – we look for markers of disease or treatment, treatment resistance and any other factor associated with drug discovery and clinical targets. What’s your role within your team? I initially started in January as […]
Meet Emily Offer – Lead Scientist (Biomarkers)
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in the Biomarkers team, within Discovery at MDC. We utilise multiple different technologies that we apply to the broad remit of projects. Typically, the project work depends on the customers and collaborators we are working with. There are a number of […]
Meet Isabel Peset-Martin – Senior Scientist (Advanced Microscopy)
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in the Molecular Technologies team within Discovery. We apply new technologies for drug discovery and biomarker research. Our role is to collaborate with SMEs and academics to find novel approaches to help in the development of new drugs. What’s your role […]
Meet Mark Davies – Business Development Manager (Informatics)
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in Business Engagement – the team is involved with the external voice of Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) – we’re there to talk to our community, take out the stories from MDC, and listen and respond to the questions and stories coming […]
Meet Gayle Marshall – Lead Scientist (Biomarkers)
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in the Biomarkers team within Discovery. Biomarkers is such a broad term; many of us do biomarkers such as microscopy, mass spec and pre-clinical imaging. My motivation has always been about implementing these biomarkers to support drug development from late stage […]
Meet Gemma Forrest – Pre-Clinical Scientist
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in Discovery, as part of the Pre-clinical Imaging team – all of my work involves the use of animals, so my particular role is quite specific. What’s your role within your team? I am a Pre-Clinical Scientist. My role focuses on […]
Meet Juliana Maynard – Lead Scientist
Which team do you work in and what does that team do? I work in Discovery, specifically the pre-clinical imaging team. We are a team of 4 – there’s me, Neil Gingles, Benedetta Arno and Gemma Forrest– it’s a great team! What’s your role within your team? I engage with our collaborators to understand what […]