Name: Dr Kate Coldwell
Field: Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Specialisms:
- The “gut-liver axis” (intestines—liver—gut microbiome interactions)
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Science education: secondary school
- Cancer biology
Research and qualifications:
- BSc from La Trobe University, Australia
- PhD in cancer biology La Trobe University
- Postdoctoral positions with Oxford University, NHS Blood and Transplant (UK)
- Cancer scientist at Oxford Cancer Biomarkers, looking at prognostic markers as screening tools for clinical trials
- Currently working on the interaction between the gut microbiome and primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare liver condition with no effective treatment
