Adam West research group

Dr Adam West

Group Leader, Senior Lecturer

Sabari Chilaka

Postdoctoral fellow studying heterochromatin boundaries (2013-)

Narendra Kumar

Postdoctoral fellow studying heterochromatin boundaries (2013-)

Ms Ileana Guerrini

PhD student, studying gene expression technology (2012-) iackoforever@hotmail.it

Ms Aliya Al-Hosni

PhD student, studying epigenetic gene regulation (2012-) alhosni12@hotmail.com

Mr Alejandro Rivera

PhD student, studying epigenetic gene regulation (2013-) mithandir.axrg@gmail.com

Ms Laura Richmond

PhD candidate supported by the BBSRC (l.richmond.1@research.gla.ac.uk)

Mr Mauro Berta

PhD student funded by CONACYT (Mexico) studying erythroid gene regulation (2014-)

Ms Valentine Jeantet

MRC funded PhD student, studying genome engineering and erythropoeisis

Mr Abdul Sindi

PhD student, studying the epigenetics of neuronal differentiation (2013-) a.sindi.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Past Members

Dr Elaine Gourlay
PhD graduate in 2015
Took up a position with Sistemic, Glasgow (microRNA profiling)

Dr Carolyn Low
PhD graduate in 2013
Now a senior scientist in genome sequenceing at the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre, Glasgow.

Dr. Meiji Kit-Wan Ma
PhD graduate in 2011
Went on to postdoctoral studies with Prof. Harihku Koseki, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan

Dr. Gráinne Barkess
Senior postdoctoral fellow, 2008-2012
Became a Researcher Developer, Edinburgh Napier University

Dr. Dan Li
Postdoctoral fellow 2005-2010
Went on to set up a research group in Beijing, China

Dr. Ruslan Strogantsev
PhD graduate in 2009
Went on to postdoctoral studies with Prof. Anne Ferguson-Smith, University of Cambridge, UK

Dr. Jacqueline Dickson
Postdoctoral fellow 2005-2008
Went on to postdoctoral studies with Dr. Nick Gilbert, University of Edinburgh, UK

Dr. Carol Heath
Postdoctoral fellow 2004-2006
Went on to postdoctoral studies at the University of Dundee, UK

Dr. Alain Hair
Technical Assistant 2005-2008
Now at the Leukaemia Research Centre, University of Glasgow, UK

Mrs. Sarah Elliot
Technical Assistant, 2004
Went into teaching

 

University of Glasgow MSc Cancer Sciences

Mr. Abhishek Mukherjee – 2015

 

University of Glasgow MSc Medical Genetics

Mr. Gerard Martinez – 2015

Ms. Hind Bargawi - 2014


University of Glasgow MRes Biomedical Sciences

Mr. Tomasz Szmaja - 2013/14
Went in to study for a PhD, University of Glasgow

Ms. Bhoomi Gor - 2011
Went in to study for a PhD, University of Glasgow

Mr. Unni Samevedam – 2008/09
Went on study for a PhD in Lübeck, Germany

Ms. Sahana Murthy – 2008/09
Went on study for a PhD at the University of Geneva, Switzerland

Ms. Annette Reid – 2005
Went on to complete a PhD at the University of Glasgow. Now in biomedical sales.

 

University of Glasgow MRes Molecular Medicine

Ms. Carolyn Low – 2007/08
Joined our group to study for a PhD in 2008

 

External MSc

Mr. Ross Gurden (MSc 2013-)
Visiting postgraduate bioinformatician

 

Undergraduates

Mr. Benjamin Tuck
College Scholars List (MCB) Summer Student, 2015

Ms. Emma Grant
College Scholars List (Biochemistry) Summer Student, 2014

Mr. Ronan Mellin
Genetics graduate, 2011

Ms. Lisa Stewart
Biochemical Society Summer Student, 2011

Mr. Chris McDonald – 2004
Went on study for a PhD at the University of Glasgow

Mr. Ross Paterson - 2003/04
Graduated with BMedSCi in 2004. Went on to complete MBchB Medicine