As a Fulbright Scholar, Ellen Stadler is expanding her PhD research on electrochemical biosensors through a collaboration with Professor Joseph Wang’s renowned wearable-sensing group at UC San Diego. Building on her work for her PhD in point‑of‑care diagnostics for infection monitoring, she is now exploring the challenges and possibilities of continuous, real‑time health sensing in one of the world’s leading nanoengineering environments.
Early career scientists full of enthusiasm at the first ECRC event of 2026. When mixing the ingredients for their drinks using a cocktail mixer, some participants may have been carried away by their excitement.
The Early Career Researcher Club (ECRC) held the first event of the 2026 Event Series including speakers’ events, workshops and social activities that strengthen our community. On Wednesday 11 February, early career researchers gathered in the social space of the Sir Alexander Fleming Building to explore their m/cocktail tastes. ECRC’s distinct cocktail experts – Emily Ford and Kate Slade – presented exquisite recipes (Margarita, El Diablo and Piña Colada) with a touch of self-interpretation. More than 30 people enjoyed mixing their drinks, without any spilling accidents in most cases…
In the latest instalment of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Dr Anna Reed about her recent Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Academic Research Partnership (CARP) fellowship award and future research ambitions.
Introduce yourself – who are you and what do you do?
My name is Anna Reed. I am a lung transplant physician at Harefield Hospital and work as part of a team providing cardiothoracic transplant and mechanical circulatory support to patients across the UK. My clinical interests are broad-reaching and include fungal infections following lung transplant, mechanisms of development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), extracorporeal bridging to lung transplant and mechanical circulatory support in the context of severe end-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension. (more…)
On Friday 29 October, we held the first edition of what should become an annual DoID Postdoc & Fellow Day (#DoIDPFDay). It was virtual this year but should become an in-person, all-day event in the future!
Professor Wendy Barclay and postdoc champion Dr Avinash Shenoy gave the day a kickstart, emphasizing the importance of postdocs and sharing insightful advice. The DoID postdoc reps Anat Melamed, Kristin Krohn Huse, Catherine Kibirige and Julia Sanchez Garrido, main organisers and chairs of the event, also introduced themselves. This was followed by an extremely informative talk from Ines Perpetuo, from the PFDC, detailing how the PFDC can help us with our present and future, including fellowship applications, job interviews and networking. (more…)
Dr Stephanie Ascough shares her experience of volunteering at the UK Biocentre in Milton Keynes, one of three Lighthouse Labs supporting large scale analysis of COVID-19 swabs from across the whole of the UK.
In mid-March, along with many of my colleagues at Imperial, I transitioned to working remotely, and our group sadly suspended all clinical research at the Hammersmith and St Mary’s Campuses. After the first few days of writing manuscripts in the garden though, I think many of us were surprised to realise how much we missed the lab, and I was no exception. On top of this was the feeling that, as an immunologist working with respiratory viruses, I had a skill set that would be valuable in the middle of a global pandemic. So, as soon as the call went out for volunteers to help with COVID-19 testing, I signed up. Within a week I heard back from the NIHR UK Biocentre in Milton Keynes. Shortly after this, in mid-April I found myself driving up an almost deserted M1, past signs reminding us to ‘Stay home, Save lives’ and restrict ourselves to ‘Essential travel only’. (more…)
Dr Carol Sheppard explains how lockdown has reinvigorated her research by providing a much-needed opportunity for planning and reflection.
In 2015 my husband and I were some of the first people in the country to take shared parental leave, an arrangement we both highly advocate. I had a baby (girl), published a first author paper and learnt to drive, all in the space of a year. It was a challenging year with a steep learning curve but I was immensely proud of all of my achievements. No-one patted me on the back more than myself! (more…)
This post was originally published on the Department of Medicine Staff Blog on 9 August 2018.
Dr Richard Kelwick is a Research Associate in the Section of Structural Biology. Having recently been awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Enterprise Fellowship, we asked him about his experiences so far of translating his research into the commercial world.
This post was originally published on the Department of Medicine Staff Blog on 22 July 2019.
The MRC CMBI had its annual Away Day on 21 June at the Linnean Society London in London’s Piccadilly. The theme for the day was “The Art of New Biology: Creativity, Technologies and Multidisciplinarity”. The day-long activities included five scientific talks and a treasure hunt organised by students and postdocs.(more…)
