I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Kate Baker’s lab, where I am currently establishing a 3D stem cell model of SYT1-associated neurodevelopmental disorder. My hope is to establish a model that will enable us to further understand the mechanistic underpinnings and pathogenicity of this synaptic vesicle cycling disorder. My work is in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Cambridge John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair and the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. This work is supported by the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, and the Medical Research Council.

Prior to joining the Baker lab, I completed a MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge with Dr. Andras Lakatos, where I studied cortical development using human cerebral organoids. Following this, I completed a PhD in Medical Science with Prof. Duncan Astle, using computational modelling to investigate how the socioeconomic environment, genome, and structural connectome interact to influence development.

I am an active member of the Cambridge Neuroscience Steering Committee, where I am a Representative for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Well-being (EDIW).