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From Daphne Jackson Fellow to CEO
Dr Catherine Elton, CEO, Qkine Ltd. Catherine undertook her Daphne Jackson Fellowship between 2015 and 2018, hosted and funded by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Her fellowship focused on parasitology and tick-borne diseases. During the fellowship, Catherine co-founded the biotech company – Qkine – with Dr Marko Hyvönen. Qkine develops novel products and high-quality proteins…
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Returning to research in the Arts and Humanities
Dr. Christina Anderson, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow in History at UCL, Editor in Chief of the Journal of the History of Collections Christina’s fellowship in the history of urban interconnection was funded by the AHRC and hosted at University College London in the School of European Languages, Culture and Society from 2022 to 2023. My…
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Using AI to improve healthcare
Dr Huiqi (Yvonne) Lu, Associate Fellow, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford Two real-life legends have given me so much inspiration – Professors Daphne Jackson and Dorothy Hodgkin. Both demonstrate the excellence of female scientists and engineers. They inspire the younger generation to be confident and resilient to rejections and failures.” In 2019, after…
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More than just a fellowship
Dr Jharna Paul, Senior Engineer, Kelvin Nanotechnology Being awarded a Daphne Jackson Fellowship provided me with the opportunity to update my knowledge, skills and networking. “Afterwards, I secured a research position within the Superconducting Quantum Group at the University of Glasgow – something which is positive for my long-term career and benefits my own well-being…
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Beating the balancing act
Dr Liz Dickinson, Lead Technical Data Scientist, Croda Europe Ltd. Liz undertook her fellowship between 2016 and 2018 at the University of York. Her fellowship used a model system to identify particular genes or chemicals within the pea plant metabolism that are responsible for resistance to fungal infection and drought, and was co-funded by the…
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Conservation research at the heart of international policy
Dr Lucy Bates, Senior Lecturer, University of Portsmouth I would never have been able to relaunch my career, nor even have the confidence to apply for jobs without my Daphne Jackson Fellowship”. Lucy undertook her Daphne Jackson Fellowship between 2016 and 2018, hosted and funded by the University of Sussex. Her research focused on the…
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Inspiring transformations
Dr Ruramayi Nzuma, Research Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast Ruramayi undertook her Daphne Jackson Fellowship between 2013 and 2015 at Queen’s University Belfast, funded by the Society of Chemical Industry. Before her fellowship, Ruramayi worked in Health and Social Care for many years and then became a visiting researcher. The research retraining that I received during…
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Dr Katie Perry
Email: katie.perry@surrey.ac.uk Katie manages our strategic activities, working closely with the Board of Trustees. She develops and maintains relationships with stakeholders and is a member of several national committees addressing diversity issues in STEM. Her drive and commitment to engage with key sectoral players has transformed the Trust into the forward-looking organisation it is today. Katie…
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Dr Helen Marsh
Email: h.marsh@surrey.ac.uk Helen joined us in 2013 as a Fellowship Advisor and was subsequently appointed as Trust Manager in 2018. She works closely with Katie and the rest of the team to manage our Fellowships, Funders, Hosts and Supervisors. Helen has a strong background in research, having held positions at Imperial College London, the Health Protection…