CV

Education & Employment History

Postdoctoral Research Associate | Gershlick Lab
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
University of Cambridge (2024–present)

PhD in Chemistry | The Lee Lab
Department of Chemistry & King’s College
University of Cambridge (2020–2024)

MChem (Hons) in Chemistry | Alcuin College
University of York (2016–2020)
First Class Hons (with Distinction) ⋅ 80%

A levels | Beauchamp College
Leicester (2016)
A*A*A

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Awards & Grants

How does the Golgi sort proteins? Mapping the Biophysical Landscape of the Secretory Pathway (2025)
BBSRC Responsive Mode Award (co-author)
£553,989 (3 years)

A universal LightField module to redefine 3D super-resolution microscopy in the life sciences (2024)
BBSRC Impact Acceleration Award
£40,000 (9 months)

NanoDTC associateship (2022–2024)
EPSRC CDT in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

York Award Gold (2020)

York Futures Scholarship (2017–2020)

York Award (2017)

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Contributions to Inclusive Culture

Journal Reviewer (2023—present)
International Academic Journals
Nat. Commun., J. Phys. Chem. (ACS), Optica

Co-organiser & Session Chair (2023)
Cambridge Microscopy Meeting
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Founder & Chair (2022–2024)
Cambridge Queer in Chemistry Network (QiCN)
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Student LGBTQ+ Representative (2018–2020)
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group
Department of Chemistry, University of York

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Teaching, Communication & Outreach

Graduate Warden (2022–2024)
King’s College
Cambridge

Senior (2024–2025) & Junior Demonstrator (2020–2024)
Part IB Teaching Laboratories
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Participant (2019)
Insight Programme
Park Hall Academy, Birmingham

Writer and Sub-Editor (2017–2024)
Chemistry Review Magazine
Hodder Education

Public Communicator (2017–2019)
Outreach Activities with Royal Society of Chemistry
York Festival of Ideas