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Isa Wilson
City Co-ordinator
I started attending Pint of Science events in Cambridge in 2016 and joined the Newcastle team for 2023. I am a psychology graduate turned science teacher, and now I teach business and digital skills to adults. I love the Pint of Science events and I’m excited to be the Coordinator for the City of Ne…
Jack Bakewell
Team Captain
I am a postdoc at Newcastle University. My research focuses on the use of long-read sequencing data to explore the role of cryptic genomic regions in acute pediatric leukaemia.
Letizia Marchetti
Team Captain
I did my PhD in Newcastle and decided to stay to keep working at Newcastle University, focusing my research on blood cancer in children. Attended all three nights at Pint of Science 2018 and absolutely loved it! Tried to organised it in 2019 but COVID happened. Third time is the charm!
Xanthea Todd
Team Captain
I'm a postgraduate researcher in cancer biology with a passion for talking and writing about science. I love creating opportunities to bring science out of the labs and lecture halls into relaxed, everyday spaces, making research accessible to all.
Mel Beckett
Volunteer
I am a cancer research scientist in the paediatric brain tumour group at Newcastle University. I enjoy discussing all different types of science and I am excited to be leading the Our body theme this year.
Natalia Los
Volunteer
I’m a first year PhD student at Newcastle University researching human gut microbes. It’s my first time helping out with Pint of Science and I’m super excited to be involved in organising this fantastic event!
Anatassia Kostenko
Volunteer
Caitlin Dixon
Volunteer
Lizzie Beavis
Volunteer
Julio Ponce
Volunteer
Adriana Romero
Volunteer
I am a researcher on chemical science and engineering who is passionate about sustainability and building community around research. My current research is focused on creating reversible adhesives that can ease the dismantling of products at their end-of-life so that their components can be repurpos…
Dr. Jose Fabian
Volunteer
Hi I’m Dr. Jose Fabian and I chose to be a volunteer with Pint of Science because it’s interesting to see how science is involved with society.