Walid T. Khaled (PI)

Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology &
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
University of Cambridge

PhD - University of Cambridge (2007) ~ Postdoc - Sanger Institute (2009) ~ CRUK CEA (2014) ~ Fellow of Magdalene College (2014) ~ Faculty member of the Breast Cancer Programme, CRUK Cambridge Centre (2016) ~ CRUK PFA (2021)

email: wtk22@cam.ac.uk

Sara Pensa (Senior Postdoc)

PhD - University of Turin (2009) ~ MSc - University of Turin (2005) ~ BSc - University of Turin (2003) ~ Current project: Identification of molecular mechanisms driving early stages of tumour development ~ Favourite techniques: FACS and Immunofluorescence

Alecia-Jane Twigger (Postdoc)

PhD - University of Western Australia (2017) ~ BSc - University of Western Australia (2012) ~ Current project: Understanding the effect of aging, parity and lactation status on the composition and signalling of the adult mammary gland ~ Favourite techniques: Immunofluorescence and scRNA-seq

Linsey Porter (Postdoc)

Patrick Rainford (PhD Student)

BA - University of Cambridge (2021)
Current project: Single-cell mapping of breast cancer premalignancy
Favourite techniques: Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence and scRNA-seq

Austin Reed (PhD Student)

BA Mathematics - University of Cambridge (2021)
Current project: Characterising the cellular landscape and cancer risk modifiers in the mammary gland
Favourite techniques: scRNA-sequencing, shallow WGS

Catriona Corbishley (PhD Student)

MBioSci- University of Liverpool (2017) Current Project: Investigating chromatin remodelling during aberrant differentiation and tumour initiation. Favourite techniques: Proteomics

Abigail Siu (Research Assistant)

BA - University of Cambridge (2022) ~ Current project: Identifying early detection methods for triple negative breast cancer ~ Favourite techniques: Immunofluorescence and organoid culture

Adam Spruce (PhD Student)

MPhil - University of Cambridge (2023) ~ BSc - University of East Anglia (2018) ~ Current project: The role of DNA damage factors in the pre-cancer aberrant differentiation of mammary luminal progenitor cells ~
Favourite techniques: Flow Cytometry and CRISPR

Anna Munsey (Research Assistant)

MRes - University of Birmingham ~ BSc University of Birmingham ~ Current project: Developing an organoid culture system, ultimately aiming to model early stages of TNBC tumourigenesis ~ Favourite techniques: Organoid culture and 2D/3D immunofluorescence

Daniella Faurie (Research Assistant)

Hannah Baker (MPhil Student)

BA - University of Cambridge (2023) ~ Current project: Characterising cells in breast milk for early detection and monitoring of breast cancer

Jade-Ellen Brown (PhD Rotation Student)

BA - University of Nottingham ~ Mres - Imperial College London ~
Current project: Understanding transcriptional differences in pre and post treatment tissue from TNBC patients, as part of the Wellcome Leap project ~ Favourite technique: Immunofluorescence

Runyu Xia (Research Assistant)

MPhil - University of Cambridge (2024) ~ BSc- University of Toronto (2023) 
Current project: Investigating the impact of aging, parity and Brca1 mutation on breast cancer risks
Favourite techniques: scRNA seq

Nick Schaum (Postdoc)

PhD - Stanford University (2019) ~ BSc - Virginia Tech (2012) ~
Current Project: Building a time-resolved, high-resolution map of age-associated phenotypic, cellular, and molecular changes in the mouse.
Favorite techniques: scRNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics

Heena Dalal (Postdoc)

PhD - Lund University (2024) ~
MPhil - University of Edinburgh (2018)
Current Project: Unraveling Breast Cancer Initiation: A Multi-Omics Approach to Decipher Tumor Heterogeneity and the Tumor Microenvironment
Favorite techniques: RNA-seq, spatial and long read sequencing