Current Team
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
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
Daniella Faurie (Research Assistant)
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
