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Kasia Hammond

Kasia Hammond

City Coordinator

Kasia is a third year PhD student doing a structural biology project on cardiac proteins found in the cell membrane, which can cause heart disease when they don’t function correctly. This is her third year of Pint of Science and she can’t wait to help share all of the exciting science in Leeds!

Becca Motley

Becca Motley

City Coordinator

Becca is a PhD student and aspiring professional spreadsheet creator with a boundless enthusiasm for science. She works in the lab to expand our understanding of rare childhood epilepsies and is thrilled to have the opportunity to share her love of the science of the mind with the public.

Jelizaveta Pavljuk

Jelizaveta Pavljuk

Event Manager - Atoms to Galaxies

Jelizaveta is a first year PhD student looking at molecule diffusion within the sugary cell coat, working at the interface between biology, physics and chemistry. She is excited to be part of the Leeds team this year and help make science accessible and inclusive.

Andrew Cowan

Andrew Cowan

Event Manager - Creative Reactions/Our Society

Andrew is a third-year PhD student interested in utilising biological solutions to environmental problems – he works engineering enzymes for the biodegradation of plastics. He is excited to get involved in his first year of Pint of Science and to make science more accessible to the public!

Trent McLean-Ash

Trent McLean-Ash

Event Manager - Creative Reactions/Our Society

Trent spent the first few years post-school as a butcher, baker, but lamentably never a candlestick-maker. Attending university following an access course, he now does a PhD in microbiology. He aims to use his non-scientific past to make science more open for people from varying backgrounds.

Emma Ryder

Emma Ryder

Event Manager - Planet Earth

Emma, a postdoctoral researcher, specialises in structural biology in DNA repair. Her work involves isolating protein tools to understand specific protein-protein interactions. Inspired by last year’s Pint of Science talks, she is excited to get involved and help share more exciting science!