Category: Academy fellows

Mr Abdurrahman Islim

OverviewCohort: 8PhD start date: August 2024I am a neurosurgical resident with a special interest in neuro-oncology.I graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2019, where I also completed an intercalated MPhil degree in neuro-oncology. I completed my Academic...

Dr Ryan Hum

OverviewCohort: 8PhD Start date: August 2024I am a speciality registrar in rheumatology and internal medicine with an interest in inflammatory arthritis and psoriatic diseases.I graduated from The University of Manchester in 2018 and subsequently completed the UK...

Mrs Mollie McGrane-Ewen

OverviewCohort: 8PhD Start Date: October 2024I am a registered Clinical Embryologist, interested in how the in-vitro culture environment may affect the health and pregnancy potential of the human embryo.I graduated in 2014 with a BSc in Medical Sciences, and in 2015...

Mr Michael Sharkey

Overview Cohort: 7PhD Start date: October 2023 I graduated from The University of Manchester in 2009 with a degree in MEng Mechanical Engineering and initially worked in industrial engineering. In 2012, I joined the NHS Scientist Training Programme, specialising in...

Mr David Edwards

OverviewCohort: 6PhD Start Date: August 2022After gaining experience in a range of hospital dentistry specialities and primary care, David joined the Royal Army Dental Corps where he served in a number of UK and overseas assignments, including Kenya, Afghanistan and...

Dr Alexander Blakes

Overview Cohort: 6PhD Start Date: October 2022 I am a Paediatrics trainee interested in the genetic basis of developmental disorders. I graduated from the University of Oxford in 2017 and moved to Southampton for an Academic Foundation Programme in Clinical Genetics....

Dr Stephanie Harrison

OverviewCohort: 6PhD Start date: August 2022University of Leeds Medical School (2011-17):Versus Arthritis Vacation Scholarship (2013). Project: Using chemokine/lymphocyte subsets to predict methotrexate response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)Wolfson Intercalated Degree...

Dr Sophie T Williams

Overview Cohort: 7Start date: October 2023 My training has made me ideally placed to work at the intersection of physical and biological sciences and clinical practice. I graduated from the Imperial College London School of Medicine accelerated Graduate Entry Course...

Ms Sarah Edney

OverviewCohort: 6PhD start date: October 2022I am a speech and language therapist and have specialised in neonatology and paediatric feeding for the past ten years. On moving from an adult to a neonatal caseload, I discovered significant gaps in the therapy-focused...

Dr Nik Tzoumas

OverviewCohort: 7PhD start date: August 2023I am a Specialty Registrar in Ophthalmology, PhD candidate in Genomic Medicine, and holder of a Wellcome 4Ward North Fellowship at the National Renal and Complement Therapeutics Centre (NRCTC) in Newcastle.I graduated in...