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Alumni

Former members of the lab have gone on to a wide variety of positions after leaving Oxford. Below are a few alumni and their destinations after leaving the Powrie group.

Academic

Ahmed Hegazy: Postdoctoral researcher in Powrie group 2012-2017.

Now a Group leader and an Assistant Professor at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, working on novel inflammatory pathways and cellular players in chronic inflammatory diseases for translational benefit.

Emily Thornton: Postdoctoral researcher in Powrie group 2012-2020.

Now a Junior Group Leader at the Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine (WIMM), University of Oxford, working on the gut-lung axis in health and disease.

Daniel Johnston: Postdoctoral researcher in Powrie group 2016-2020.

Now a Research Fellow at University College Dublin, working on mechanisms that underlie inflammatory skin diseases.

Caroline Moussa: Laboratory Technician in Powrie group 2017-2021.

Now a Senior Laboratory Technician in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, working on antimicrobial resistance.

Industry

Sam Bullers: Postdoctoral research assistant in Powrie group 2014-2021.

Now a Scientist at MiroBio working on novel therapeutics for autoimmune diseases.

Lilian Lam: Postdoctoral researcher in Powrie group 2017-2020.

Now a Scientist at Federation Bio, San Francisco, USA, working on microbial communities in immune-oncology.

Grigory Ryzhakov: Postdoctoral researcher in Powrie group 2014-2019.

Now a Lab Head at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, working on identifying and characterising novel drug targets for inflammatory diseases.

Julie Schulthess: Postdoctoral research in Powrie group 2012-2018.

Now Immunity RD Manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, working on using yeast and probiotic bacteria to improve human and animal health.

Nathan West - Postdoctoral researcher in Powrie group 2012-2017.

Now a Senior Scientist at Genentech, San Francisco, USA, working on understanding cancer immunology.

Other

Yisu Gu: DPhil in Powrie group 2016-2020.

Now an Academic Clinical Fellow in Haematology in Oxford

Sarah McCuaig: DPhil in Powrie group 2013-2017.

Now training to be a medical doctor at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.