Timothy Rudd
Timothy is an expert in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology and library preparation methods; his experience developed through 5 years within genomics service and scientific positions, utilising instruments from several leading genomics companies, including Illumina, 10X Genomics and MGI tech. After completing an epigenetics Honours project within Professor Stan Gronthos’ Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory (South […]
Regine Anderson
After completing a Master’s Degree in Advanced Biomedical Sciences at De Montfort University, Regine began working as a biobank tissue co-ordinator for Nottingham University Hospitals, managing donor consent and tissue preservation. She later joined the University Hospitals of Leicester as part of a team enlisted to manage an Emergency Department ‘hot’ lab, performing urgent biochemistry […]
Dr Tara Bowen
Dr Tara Bowen obtained her PhD in Biosciences from the University of Birmingham in 2023. As part of a collaboration between Prof Mark Viant’s Metabolomics and System Toxicology laboratory and AstraZeneca, Tara’s research focused on developing and implementing mass spectrometry-based metabolomics workflows as a strategy towards discovering predictive biomarkers of drug-induced cardiotoxicity. Tara’s current focus at […]
Dr Robert Pedley
Robert joined Catapult in 2023 following a PhD in molecular Cancer Studies at the University of Manchester, investigating spatiotemporal protein-protein interactions in response to cytotoxic chemotherapies, and postdoctoral research posts utilising spatial biology techniques (high-plex immuno-staining, laser-capture microdissection in conjunction with LC-MS/MS) to identify biomarker of cancer risk in at-risk patient cohorts. Robert’s current interests […]
Dr Nisha Ponnappan
Nisha joined as a scientist at MDC in 2021 after obtaining her PhD in Biological Sciences from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Her academic research focussed on identifying and characterising small peptide sequences from animal toxins that can act as drug delivery vectors in mammalian cells. The work led to an award of patent for […]
Dr Aadarash Zia
Aadarash is a scientist in drug delivery at MDC with 7 years of experience, specializing in the study, design, and exploration of bio-nanoparticles/formulations for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Following her graduation, she worked as a researcher at an Oncology & Radiotherapy institute, focusing on developing radiotracer-payload carriers for non-invasive in-vivo imaging. She furthered her expertise […]
Dr Martina Sykorova
Martina is a senior scientist with experience in cell biology techniques and genetic engineering approaches for adoptive therapy. Martina completed her master’s degree in medical genetics and molecular diagnostics at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, followed by a placement at the Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine department at the University of Liverpool. During this […]
Dr Andrzej Rutkowski
While in academia, Andrzej worked in different scientific fields, from oncofoetal antigens to herpes viruses. His projects revolved around changes in gene expression, which is where he developed an array of skills transferrable to biomarker research. While in AstraZeneca, he developed and multiplexed droplet digital PCR assays and used them to monitor cancer-related mutations in […]