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Helen Brown

UCL Team Coordinator

I’m a postdoc researcher studying metabolic changes underlying Diamond Blackfan anaemia. My background is in biochemistry and stem cell biology, and I enjoy engaging with anyone who will listen! Outside my research, I am a keen singer and baker.

Becky Conybeare

UCL Team Coordinator

I’m a PhD student studying single atoms on the silicon surface for the manufacture of atomic scale electronic devices. I’ve volunteered for Pint of Science since I was an undergraduate, and in my spare time I enjoy knitting, reading and exploring London.

Tabitha Jones

Tabitha Jones

Atoms to Galaxies Event Manager

I’m a PhD student in the Chemistry department investigating new nanomaterials for biomedical sensing. Outside my PhD I enjoy cooking, cycling and eating Italian food.

Alizée Kastler

Beautiful Mind Event Manager

I am a PhD student looking at pain and social circuits in zebrafish. I am interested in understanding how positive social interaction eases painful situations and modifies pain perception at the circuit level. Outside the lab I enjoy traveling, walking under the sun and crafting.

Ella Tuominen

Beautiful Mind Event Manager

I'm a PhD student on the UCL Wellcome Trust Mental Health Science programme, researching how different psychological therapy types impact thinking and decision-making. Pint of Science combines my love for science communication and organising events.

Sophie Goldsmith

Beautiful Mind Event Manager

I’m a research assistant at the Dementia Research Centre, UCL. Our research focuses on biomarkers of genetic frontotemporal dementia. I’m very excited to be involved in Pint of Science and I can’t wait to see all the amazing events this year!

Tom Metherell

Beautiful Mind Event Manager

I’m a first-year PhD student in mental health! Excited to help researchers in this space share their work with a wider audience.

Emily Kostina

Emily Kostina

Our Body Event Manager

I’m a Master’s student investigating the effects of inflammation on haematopoiesis. I am extremely passionate about science communication and making novel research accessible to wider audiences!

Laurel Woodridge

Our Body Event Manager

I'm a PhD student studying Bioinformatics using multi-omic data to explore gene, protein and lipid profiles in autoimmunity and cardiovascular disease.

Sara Hernandez-Perez

Our Body Event Manager

Spanish living in London and first-time 'Pinter'. I am a postdoc studying B lymphocytes at Tolar Lab at the Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (UCL). Passionate about immunology, cell biology and microscopy.

Holly Simpson Ragdale

Planet Earth Event Manager

I’m a postdoc researcher at the UCL Cancer Institute, studying the early events in brain tumour initiation. Outside of the lab, I love spending time with my cat, baking and getting into nature for long walks.

Neeladri Sen

Planet Earth Event Manager

I am a computational structural biologist by training and currently a postdoc at UCL. I'm intrigued by how proteins functions and interact with other molecules, hence I spend most of my time understanding them computationally. Outside work, I am interested in painting, cooking, walks and travelling.

Sonal

Planet Earth Event Manager

I’m a postdoc at UCL, studying how exchanging foods makes better (microbial) communities. I love trying out new ways to instil the joy of curiosity in folk. Also enjoy social dancing and rambling through woods.

Stefano Bettinazzi

Planet Earth Event Manager

I am an evolutionary physiologist with a soft spot for mitochondria and cellular bioenergetics. I am much interested in the co-evolutionary dynamics between two different genomes, the mitochondrial and the nuclear DNA. Besides that, I very much enjoy playing music and exploring the world we live in.

Kent Fung

Kent Fung

Tech Me Out Event Manager

I am a research fellow at the Cancer Institute studying leukaemia. A Chelsea fan who can get a little bit too emotionally invested in the team. I also like cooking and bouldering.

Lizzy Haughey

Lizzy Haughey

Tech Me Out Event Manager

I’m a PhD student at the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health investigating the inflammatory response within the respiratory airways. This is my second year volunteering for Pint of Science and I’m really excited to be involved again. Outside of my PhD I enjoy cooking and hiking/camping.

Jennifer Jiang

Tech Me Out Event Manager

I am a research software engineer at the UCL Institute of Health Informatics / UCLH working in applying natural language processing to electronic health records. When I'm not sitting in front of a computer, I enjoy photography (mostly of my cat), cooking, and olympic weightlifting.