Biology and Biomedical science

Niall Briggs studied at the University of Manchester.  His project involved investigating goblet cell biology during Trichuris muris (a parasitic nematode) infection.

Kirtana Vallabhaneni focused on the identification of two cell-surface proteins within pancreatic cancer cells at Liverpool NIHR Pancreas Biomedial Research Unit. Kirtana was also a winner at the recent Big Bang Fair.

Tobi Abiola worked on zebrafish embryo development at University College London.

Hollie Clements looked at microorganisms in dry heath soils in Northern Ireland over the summer.

Corey Magee worked on the microbiology behind ice creams at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

Senel Hazal spent her summer in the Entomology Department of the Natural History Museum learning all there is to know about flies...

Liam Roberts worked at the University of Ulster on the neurological effects of Alzheimer's disease.

Katie Forbes worked at Marine Scotland on the efficiency of plankton nets.  She has recently been selected to represent the UK at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.

Sethu Jayakumar looked at biomarkers for the disease scleroderma at the Royal Free Hospital.  She recently exhibited her work at the Big Bang Fair.

Kathryn Hutchinson worked at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford on a project looking at the radiosensitivity of tumor cells.

Kate Champion worked at the Babraham Institute in Cambridgeshire on a project looking at lipid signalling.

Emma Hourston did her project in marine biology at the Orkney campus of Heriot-Watt University.

Sam Bedford studied the behaviour of muscle stem cells and their relationship to the onset of muscle atrophy at the University of Birmingham.

Rosy Halfyard spent her bursary placement at Bio Products Laboratory in Elstree. She worked on a project to determine a method for testing the disinfectants used in production.