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Joan van Houten – Edwards

Joan van Houten – Edward (formerly Aberystwyth University) Welsh Crucible 2012 Joan obtained her BSc degree in Biochemistry (Immunology) at Aberdeen University, and then went on to complete a PhD in the area of rumen microbiology at the Rowett Research Institute. Following this she undertook a year postdoctoral fellowship in the Netherlands before returning to

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Ned Powell

Ned Powell Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2011 Ned’s first degree was in Medical Microbiology and he worked as a Clinical Scientist before completing a PhD at Swansea University, during which he cloned antibiotic biosynthetic genes for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. He undertook postdoctoral research in DNA repair and then thyroid cancer, before joining the Human

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David Cole

David Cole Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2011 David is currently Senior Research Fellow at the Cardiff Institute of Infection and Immunity. Studying new therapies for treating infectious diseases and cancer. He completed a DPhil at Green College – Oxford University through an MRC funded DPhil position at the Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM) under the supervision

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Paul Brennan

Paul Brennan Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2011 Paul has a broad interest in human health, biology, plants and micro-organisms. Paul completed his undergraduate and post-graduate training in Biochemistry at Trinity College, Dublin. After four years post doctoral immunology research in London, he moved to Cardiff to take up a lecturer position. In Cardiff, now for

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