2015 Alumni
Our second cohort are out in the world, exploring their chosen careers.
Adeel Shafi
Business Development Manager
St Andrews Applied Research Ltd (StAAR)
PhD Microbubbles for ultrasound imaging
Professional experience
Business AnalystMiraki Innovation
Anastasia Kapara
Medical Advisor
DEMO Pharmaceuticals
PhD Imaging of breast cancer using SERS and SESORS
Professional experience
Drug Portfolio Management Intern Pieris Pharmaceuticals
Clara Vergez
Health Analyst
UK Health Security Agency
PhD Optical Coherence Tomography to detect macrophages in atheroma in vivo
Professional experience
Programme Development Intern The Brilliant Club
Dawn Gillies
DYW School Coordinator
DYW Inverness & Central Highlands
PhD Label-free Optical Imaging of Chemical and Physical Properties in Living Tissue
Professional experience
Editorial Intern THINK Magazine
Gillian Craig
Clinical Trials Administrator
Tayside Clinical Trials Unit
PhD Development of gold nanorod probes for the detection of cancer biomarkers
Professional experience
Clinical Trial Assistant MEMO Research
Hazel Stewart
Translational Engineering Fellow
University of Edinburgh
PhD Fluorescence guided surgery
Professional experience
Application Science Intern Wasatch Photonics
Helen Titmarsh
Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist
Wear Referrals Veterinary Hospital
PhD Validation of pre-existing and novel imaging agents for lung cancer
Professional experience
Teaching Intern University of Edinburgh Vet School
Jamie Scott
Translational Healthcare Researcher
University of Edinburgh
PhD Novel fluorescent probes for monitoring T cell localisation and activity
Professional experience
Business Analyst Miraki Innovation
Katie Ember
Postdoctoral Fellow
Polytechnique Montréal
PhD Developing a spectroscopic technique for assessing liver health
Professional experience
Documentary Research Intern SK Films
Kirsty Callan
Cardiac Physiologist
NHS Scotland
PhD Raman imaging to assess the risk of disease using a targeted nanoparticle-DNA reporter system
Professional experience
Editorial Intern THINK Magazine
Lana Woolford
Patient and Public Involvement Officer
Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
PhD Enhanced Raman spectroscopy as a tool for the improvement of cervical cancer screening: a comparison of global and targeted approaches
Professional experience
Scientific Animator Vivid BiologyFounder Cloud Chamber Studios
Jee Soo (Monica) Kim
Senior Scientist
AstraZeneca
PhD OPTIMA PhD "Development and bioengineering of a high-throughput 3D drug screening platform for oligodendrocyte myelination (for progressive Multiple Sclerosis) using electrospun microfibres"
Professional experience
Biology Scientist Roche
Paul Cowling
Medical Writer
DRG Abacus
PhD Palladium catalysts for cancer imaging
Professional experience
Hydroponics Intern NY Sunworks
Scott Hoffmann
Senior Scientist
AstraZeneca
PhD Studying the renin angiotensin system in the zebrafish kidney
Professional experience
Drug Safety and Metabolism Intern AstraZeneca
Tom Speight
Senior Policy Manager
Chief Medical Officer Policy Division, The Scottish Government
PhD Optical profiling of macrophages
Professional experience
Research Assistant Demos