UCL Postdoc Appreciation Week

Spasticity is a neurological disorder which can arise following spinal cord injury. It can cause a loss of control over muscle contractions and affect function as well as quality of life. This talk discusses how electrical stimulation may alleviate symptoms of spasticity in people living with spinal cord injury, and the potential methods of delivery.

Deniz recently completed her PhD on the development of a 3D model of ameloblastoma and now she’s working to improve this model as a postdoc. She will talk about her experiences of working on a rare tumour and completing her PhD during the pandemic. She will also describe her work on bone tissue engineering.

Diana is a postdoc in the Division of Infection and Immunity working on rheumathoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease with the joints as the main affected organs. However recently we begin to understand that the main organ is not the only one affected. Patients also present with lung inflammation leading to scarring, and more recently the intestine was suggested to be involved. Diana will be talking about whether it is only the gut environment and its bacteria that are involved in rheumathoid arthritis or whether it's the gut tissue itself.