Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom
Dr. Emma Kennedy: Post Doc, Pepper Lab, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK.
Emma completed her PhD at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, where she obtained experience using a range of laboratory techniques including flow cytometry, cell migration analysis, and western blotting. Additionally, Emma has qualifications in Biology (BSc, University of Sussex) and Molecular Medicine and Cancer (MSc, University of Sheffield) and has experience working as both a Medical Laboratory Assistant and Clinical Trials Administrator for the NHS.
In her current position, she is working on ‘Overcoming Ibrutinib and Venetoclax resistance in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia’, with funding from the Medical Research Council (UK). Funding for this project was obtained as a follow-up to Emma's thesis entitled: 'Investigating the role of Toll-like Receptor 9 in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia'. Data from Emma's thesis contributed towards a first-author Blood publication entitled: 'TLR9 expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia identifies a promigratory subpopulation and novel therapeutic target' (2021).
Friday, October 6, 2023
11:30 AM – 11:35 AM EDT
