In profile: Dr Leticia Monin Aldama, Advanced Research Fellow
As part of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Dr Leticia Monin Aldama who has recently joined the department. Here, she tells us more about her research background and interests.
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Mentor profile: Professor Frederick Tam, Ken and Mary Minton Chair of Renal Medicine
For a special spotlight on mentors in the department, we spoke to Ken and Mary Minton Chair of Renal Medicine Professor Frederick Tam. Here he tells us about what he enjoys about being a mentor and some of the highlights of his mentoring experience.
In profile: Dr Maria Prendecki, Clinical Lecturer and MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow
As part of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Clinical Lecturer Dr Maria Prendecki who recently was awarded an MRC Clinican Scientist Fellowship. Here, she tells us more about her research background and interests.
In profile: Dr Lyra Randzavola, AstraZeneca-MRC Research Fellow
As part of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Dr Lyra Randzavola who recently was awarded an AstraZeneca-MRC Research Fellowship. Here, she tells us more about her research background and interests.
In profile: Dr Tiago Cunha Luis, Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Dr Tiago Cunha Luis, Sir Henry Dale Fellow, recently joined I&I from Imperial’s Department of Life Sciences. Here, he tells us more about his research background and interests.
In profile: Dr Nick Crump, Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund Intermediate Fellow
As part of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to new starter Dr Nick Crump, who recently joined the Department as a Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund Intermediate Fellow.
In profile: Dr Özgen Deniz, Imperial College Research Fellow
In the latest edition of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Dr Özgen Deniz about her research into acute myeloid leukaemia, her aspirations for the next five years and her favourite pastimes.
In profile: Dr Alice Denton, Non-Clinical Lecturer
In the latest edition of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Dr Alice Denton about her “obsession” with fibroblasts, the day-to-day challenges of her role and pea-flavoured (!) gin (more…)
“My obituary”: Reflecting on 40 years in haematology | Dr Letizia Foroni
In the lead up to her retirement, Dr Letizia Foroni, Principal Teaching Fellow in the Department of Immunology and Inflammation, reflects on her career in haematology.
Rest in Peace (R.I.P.): that is what I feel will happen in a few weeks. I will be able to rest…and not feel guilty for it!
I am about to retire, at the end of February 2022, exactly 40 years since I started working at what was then known as the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Medical Research Council Leukaemia Unit. This was where, totally out of the blue, I landed on 9 June 1982.
A one-way ticket to London
I arrived from Italy to attend the worldwide renowned ‘Advances in Haematology’ course after a preliminary contact with the head of the Unit, Prof Lucio Luzzatto, and my consultant, Prof Corrocher. What only my mother knew was that I had bought a one-way ticket on a plane from Milan Airport. Verona, where I was born, didn’t even have an airport from where one could fly to London. (more…)
In profile: Dr Fiona Watt, Reader in Rheumatology
In the latest edition of our Staff Profile series, we spoke to Dr Fiona Watt, one of I&I’s newest members, about her research interests, first impressions of the Department and future aspirations.