PhD students
2012 to 2015
Siobhan Ahern - To determine the circadian control of lipid metabolism and its implications for obesity (writing up phase)
Supervisors: David Bechtold, Garth Cooper
2013 to 2016
Sandra Callagy - Does copper (II) overload contribute to the pathology of diabetic retinopathy?
Supervisors: Paul Bishop, Garth Cooper. Funding: Fight for Sight
Karolina Mosinska - A novel approach for identifying human pancreatic stem cells for diabetes.
Supervisors: Mark Dunne, Karen Cosgrove, Richard Unwin. Funding: Diabetes UK
2014 to 2017
Sarah Al-Adham - Understanding the development of diabetic neuropathy
Supervisors: Natalie Gardiner, Garth Cooper, Richard Unwin. Funding: MRC DTP
Ben Allsop - Amyloid-β and Amylin: Two amyloids in Alzheimer’s disease
Supervisors: Nigel Hooper, Garth Cooper, Richard Unwin.
Kirsty McIntyre - Foetal growth restriction: A failure of placental adaptation in response to foetal nutrient demand?
Supervisors: Mark Dilworth, Richard Unwin. Funding: MRC DTP
Amy Watkins - A molecular basis for the induction and reversal of heart failure with emphasis on processes in the left ventricle
Supervisors: Garth Cooper, Andy Trafford, David Eisner. Funding: British Heart Foundation DTP
2015 to 2018
Aidan France - Developing a new class of anti-amyloid experimental therapeutics in diabetes
Supervisors: Perdita Barran, Garth Cooper, Richard Unwin. Funding: MRC DTP
Past Students
Oliver Freeman - The pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy and the therapeutic potential of selective copper chelation
Supervisors: Natalie Gardiner, Garth Cooper, Rasmus Petersen, David Brough