Month: February 2014

A Typical (not so typical) Week of a PhD Student.

Alright.. It is my turn to write my first blog ever! I don’t really know what should I write about so I decided to bore you with a week of my life as a STRATiGRAD student.. First of all, my name is Munirah, proud Saudi citizen.. I’ve been part of Imperial since Sep 2012 where I did my MRs degree, then I got this amazing opportunity to join the STRATiGRADs starting from Nov 2013..

Let’s get started:

1.    Clinical Trial, Friday 14th Feb.

I needed to recruit healthy volunteers as control group for my study (liver cancer biomarkers). We started preparing for it more than a month in advance, we needed 3 people to prepare all the logistics, forms, recruit and contact participants, etc.

Study, Food, Picture,…what else?

Hello…it has eventually come to my turn to write the weekly STRATiGRAD blog. To be honest, you will have to bear with me as I don’t blog but I will try my best!

I am Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, one of the first year STRATiGRAD students at the Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. My PhD project focuses on the effect of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery on changes in gut microbiota and signalling molecules along with the impact of endotoxins on long-term cancer risks in post-bariatric surgery patients. I am considered “an absolute newcomer’ to the cutting-edge subject known as metabonimics over here.

Monday Love

Hello everyone, Once again, it’s a Monday! Weekends tend to pass by so quickly in busy London, especially when there have been hints of sun (Vitamin D calling)! Even though, it’s not just the days that are nice in this amazing city! By the way, I’m Sofia, one of the ‘’junior’’ STRATiGRADs! My project will be on carbohydrates, specifically the ones undergoing fermentation and their effect on blood glucose and insulin resistance combining work between South Kensington and the nutrition unit at Hammersmith Hospital. As time goes by, days are getting busier here and Imperial is getting more interesting. Getting to know the people you are working with is even more.