Dr Rebecca Kelly
Rebecca joined MDC as a postdoctoral scientist in April 2021 following her PhD at the University of Liverpool. Her PhD focused on research into cancer cell migration and invasion using 3D spheroid culture and a range of microscopy modalities, including confocal, TIRF and light sheet. Within the microscopy team, Rebecca specialises in confocal and high-content […]
Dr Lorna Fitzpatrick
Lorna is a Lead scientist with 10 years of experience in molecular biology and genetic engineering in primary, stem and cancer cells. Lorna has a PhD from St. George’s University of London and carried out post-doctoral research at Manchester Metropolitan University before joining Medicines Discovery Catapult. In her current role, Lorna develops reporter models of […]
Dr Kerry Shea
Graduating with a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Sheffield, Kerry completed an AstraZeneca-funded Ph.D. from the Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics at King’s College London, examining protein/protein interactions during cell migration. Subsequently moving into industry, she has worked in large pharma, small biotech and CRO organisations and has significant experience in […]
Dr Eve Corrie
Eve joined Medicines Discovery Catapult in January 2022 following her PhD in Biomedical Science at the University of Sheffield. There she focused on research into the mechanisms of chronic neuropathic pain and the use of novel, retargeted botulinum toxins to prevent or reverse it. As part of a MRC iCASE studentship, she gained experience of […]
Dr Emma Jones
Emma is a lead scientist with more than 15 years of experience investigating neuronal and glial cell function in the developing and diseased CNS across academic and industrial settings. Emma has a PhD from the University of Manchester and carried out postdoctoral research at McGill University (Montreal, Canada). In her role at Medicines Discovery Catapult, […]
Dr Lauren Toms
Lauren is a Scientist in Single Molecule Localisation Microscopy (SMLM) with >6 years experience using and optimising super resolution microscopy techniques. Lauren has a PhD from the University of Manchester where she used advanced microscopy to investigate the ultrastructure of proteins in cardiac myocytes in health and heart failure. At Medicine’s Discovery Catapult, Lauren has […]