Medical and Biological Sciences

Alison holds a BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Population Health from University College, London. Alison currently divides her time between tutoring/mentoring and studying for a PhD in Epidemiology and Population Health at University College, London. Alison is particularly interested in the effects of the environment on health.

Clara received a Master's degree in Population Health Sciences from the University of Cambridge and has worked at ECDC, the EU's public health agency, as an epidemiologist. Clara is currently studying for a PhD in infectious disease modelling at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

David graduated from Imperial College London with a first-class degree in Biochemistry, receiving the Dean's List Prize in his 2nd and 3rd years. David went on to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh and has his sights set on a career in psychiatry, fuelled by a fascination with the human brain and a dedication to helping individuals struggling with mental illness.

Dhriti Ratra has a BA in Clinical Psychology from the University of Delhi, an MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences from UCL and is currently studying for a DPhil in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. Dhriti has worked as a research fellow for the NIHR Psychosis Research Group, the University of Warwick.

Carolina has a BSc from Brown University, USA; an MSc in Psychological Research from the University of Oxford and a DPhil in Psychology, also from Oxford. Carolina’s DPhil was on childhood bullying and mental health, and her current research is on young people’s responses to school-based mental health interventions.

Dr Catherine Grainger is a cognitive psychologist, independent researcher, and teacher of Psychology. Her research focuses on neurodiversity, especially autism. She has a MSc in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and a PhD in Psychology, and co-led the University of Stirling's Autism Research (STAR) lab for several years. She now works full-time as a psychology teacher and still supervises a few research projects.

Enoch has just completed a degree in dentistry at King's College London. He serves as the President of the KCL Smile Society, a charity led by students to help people in need in the local area, and has also served as a representative of his cohort to the staff and faculty of Guy's Hospital. Enoch is an experienced tutor, advising students applying for dentistry. Enoch is in his first year working as a fully qualified dentist.

Eve has completed six years as a medical student at the University of Oxford and holds a first-class BA in Medical Sciences. She was a national finalist in the 2020 Student of the Year Awards, and her BMAT and UCAT scores were highly ranked, earning her offers from all the medical schools to which she applied. She has a particular interest in neuroscience and sports psychology.

James studied Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, followed by an MPhil in Biological Anthropological Science and a PhD in Psychology. He is now a Research Affiliate at the University of Oxford, specialising in interdisciplinary research across Psychology, Linguistics, Anthropology and Archaeology, exploring how language affects the mind and human evolution.

Joanna holds a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from Kiel University, an MScR in Archaeology from the University of Edinburgh, and a BSc in Biology from the University of Wrocław. Her expertise spans ancient metagenomics, pathogen genomics, and human osteoarchaeology. At Yale School of Medicine, she worked on ancient parasite DNA. Her current research explores health and disease in historical populations.

Laura graduated from the University of York with a first-class degree in Psychology and an MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology before embarking on a career as a clinical psychologist. She studied for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Birmingham and is now a Senior Clinical Psychologist in Oxfordshire.

Maksim is a junior doctor currently working in Urology, with rotations in Acute Medicine, Geriatrics, Trauma & Orthopaedics (Orthogeriatrics), General Practice and Emergency Medicine. He has a strong interest in emergency and trauma care with respect to vascular surgery. He takes a keen interest in academic surgery working to improve care on a large scale, directly impacting clinical practice.

Olajumoke Adewole is a medical doctor and graduate researcher from Nigeria. She graduated top of her class in Medicine from Lagos State University and is completing an MPhil in Population Health Sciences at the University of Cambridge as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, selected from 4,000+ applicants. Her research uses Electronic Health data to study sepsis epidemiology and mortality.

Yedidiah read Medicine at the University of Oxford, serving in outreach activities and programmes, and advising prospective students. As President of Queen's College Medical Society, he facilitated networking events for healthcare professionals and scientists, and as Welfare Officer at University societies, he provided workshops and collaborations for students across the colleges to enhance their University experience.

Dylan is a 3rd year PhD student in Computational Biochemistry at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, where he also completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at University College. His research applies AI and machine learning to antimicrobial resistance. He has industry experience in AI drug discovery and extensive experience tutoring prospective undergraduates.

Isaac has a BA and MSc in Natural Sciences (Biological) from the University of Cambridge. He conducted research on cancer therapeutics for his MSc. He currently works as a Senior Consultant at Cambridge Consulting Service, which supports student researchers with real-world projects. Isaac is planning to develop his cancer research at PhD level.

Isidora is an MSc Clinical Embryology student at the University of Oxford with a Distinction degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Democritus University of Thrace. She specialises in reproductive biology, genetics, and assisted reproductive technologies, with experience in fertility clinics and biology teaching. Isidora is currently conducting research on endometriosis.

Joshua has an MChem from the University of Oxford (First Class) and is currently a PhD student in organic chemistry at Corpus Christi College, the University of Cambridge. Joshua’s research focuses on medicinal chemistry and chemical biology. Joshua has several years of tutoring experience.

Margaret holds an MSci in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, with research published in Nature Communications and Nucleic Acids Research. She specialises in protein biochemistry, particularly disordered proteins, and will begin a DPhil at the University of Oxford later this year. A committed science communicator, she previously served as President of Cambridge Hands On Science (CHaOS).

Nikhita is a senior medical student at UCL, ranked in the top 20% of her cohort. She also holds a First-Class Honours BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science, reflecting her interest in data science and computational methods in medicine. She is currently interning with the Surgical Technology Group at Queen Square, working on machine learning to improve prognostic prediction in metastatic spinal cord compression.

Sara Lyden has just completed her fourth year studying medicine at Cardiff University. Before starting at Cardiff Sara achieved a Head’s major exhibition at her school and she has worked at Oxford University as a research assistant and is a named author on research abstracts.