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Group Members and Alumni
Current Group Members
Kieran A Boyle - Research Associate
Kieran joined the Hughes Laboratory as a post-doctoral research assistant in 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow
(MSci with honours in Neuroscience) and completed his PhD at
UCL in 2010, under the supervision of Prof Patricia Salinas. He is an electrophysiologist by-trade and is also an accomplished neuroanatomist. Kieran is a key member of the group and works
on a project funded by a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award.
Eva Kokai - Research Assistant
Eva joined the Hughes Laboratory as a post-doctoral research assistant in 2023. She is a graduate of the University of Debrecen (Hungary) and worked as a Research Fellow at the University of
Porto (Portugal) before joining the Spinal Cord Group. Eva completed her PhD in 2024, and works on a project funded by the BBSRC.
Erin Dunn - Research Technician
Erin joined the Hughes Laboratory as a research technician in 2024. She graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Bachelor’s degree with honours in Anatomy, and a Master’s degree in Precision Medicine and Pharmacological Innovation. Erin works on projects funded by the BBSRC and Welcome Trust.
Current PhD Students
Fares Aboushnaf
Fares joined the Hughes Laboratory in January in 2023 to study for a PhD, sponsored by the Libyan government. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science (Omar Al-Mukthar University, Al Byda, Libya) and a Masters degree in Biomedical Science (University of Bradford, UK).
Wenhui Ma
Wenhui joined the Spinal Cord Group in January in 2023.
Mai Hajer
Mai joined the Spinal Cord Group in August 2023.
Wafa Alsulaiman
Wafa joined the Spinal Cord Group in 2019.
Recent Summer Students, Postgraduate Students and Visiting Researchers
Alumni
2021
Javier de Lucas Romero
Visiting researcher from University of Alcala, Spain
2022
Konstantinos Matheoudakis
Shuangshuang Bao
MSc postgraduate student, Brain Sciences
MSc postgraduate student, Brain Sciences
2023
Tyler J Browne
Ella Turner
Ruixuan Zhang
Visiting researcher from University of Newcastle, Australia
MSc postgraduate student, Brain Sciences
MSc postgraduate student, Brain Sciences
2018
Jacklyn Leonardo
Volunteer
2019
Jacklyn Leonardo
MSc postgraduate student, Brain Sciences
Sarah Campbell - Research Technician
Sarah joined the Hughes Laboratory as a research technician
in 2023. She is a graduate of the University of Glasgow with a
degree in Genetics and then worked as a Laboratory Scientist at
the Lighthouse (NHS Scotland).
Olivia Davis
Olivia joined the Hughes laboratory in 2017 as a PhD student on a project co-supervised by Prof Andrew Todd. She is a graduate of the University of Nottingham (BSc with honours in Neuroscience) and completed her MSc at the University of Edinburgh under the supervision Carole Torsney.
Olivia completed her studies and defended her thesis in 2021.
Christine Watt
Christine has worked as a research technician in the Hughes Laboratory since 2012. She has expertise in histological processing of tissue for confocal and transmission electron microscopy, immunocytochemistry, genotyping, and general laboratory management. Christine retired in 2020.
Marami Binti Mustapa
Marami joined the Hughes laboratory in 2014 as a PhD student on a project co-supervised with Prof Andrew Todd. Marami is a qualified medic, having trained at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. She is a skilled neuroanatomist, with experience in confocal and transmission electron microscopy.
Marami completed her studies and defended her thesis in 2019.
Hughes Laboratory
Supported by the BBSRC, the Wellcome Trust, NC3Rs and HMRC (Australia)
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