Discovery is our Business (Charles B. Huggins)
Current Lab Members
Dr Salvatore Papa
Principal investigator
Dedication, professionalism and experience never without a smile.
Dr Alessio Lepore
Research Associate
Fully committed to achieving a goal. Alessio joined the lab in 2018 from 'Federico II' University of Naples where he studied the molecular mechanisms of inflammation and cancer
Necmiye F. Kaci
PhD stundent
Confident and humbled. Necmiye joined the lab with a prestigious international scholarship from Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education to pursue her career in cancer cell biology
Aqeelah Mohammad
International PhD student
Amiable and diligent. Joining the lab with a distinguished scholarship from Malaysia Government Agency (MARA). Enthusiastic and thrilled by the chance to explore a career as a cancer researcher, discovering cures and innovating treatments.
International PhD student
Always up-to-date, catching tomorrow’s trends before today’s coffee gets cold
coming soon
coming soon
Former Lab Members
(@ University of Leeds)
Nathan CW Lee
Nate has a mind teeming with outside-the-box solutions. He successfully graduated PhD in 2020 and is now pursuing career in Big Pharma
Francisca Darko
Persistent and determined.
She graduated First Class Honours in BSc Human Physiology and she is currently a Medical Student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Lydia Jary
A well-motivated, reliable and enthusiastic BSc student who worked very well both individually and as a member of the team
Jolanta Szewczyk
Very enthusiastic and determined MRes student. Graduated First Class and currently Biotechnologist at Oxford Biomedica
Nika Ten
Exceptionally motivated MSc Molecular Medicine student. Graduated First Class. Current job position: Research Assistant, University of Cambridge
James Doe
Former Lab Members
(@ Institute of Hepatology London)
Dr Valeria Iansante
Research Associate (2011-2013) Current position: Non-Clinical Manager at Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
Dr Pui Man Choy
PhD Student (2011-2014)
AMMF-funded Research Fellow (2014-2016).
Medical Student at University of Buckingham
Nesrin Vural
MSc Student in Molecular Medicine (Imperial College London). Then, Technical Services Specialist at Pfizer
...with hands on research
...making gels
Nate making SDS-PAGE gels for immunoblots analyses
...First day on the bench
Alessio is breaking the ice with his new bench...good luck
...growing cells
Gemma analysing cells at the microscope
...dosing proteins
Lydia dosing protein levels from cell lysates
...analysing biopsies
Salvatore analysing staining of human samples
...motivational quotes
...PhD students quotes...to continue get going
...conferencing
Valeria presenting her poster at EASL Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain
...group photo
...old photo memories
...public outreach
Salvatore intervening via video conference to the annual presentation of the Agorà School of Biomedical Science, a no-profit outreach programme for young Alumni and Scholars in Italy
...presenting data
Gemma presenting her poster at Digestive Disorders Federation Conference in London, UK
...ELF and Safety
Our Safety Officer Rae...inspecting for Christmas presents...
...a rising star at Cancer Conference #NCRI2018
Nate captured on camera on his way to hang poster on board at Cancer Conference NCRI2018 in Glasgow, UK
...Award time
Nec receiving the Molecular Oncology Poster Award at the IJCSymposium in Hematology Research, November 2024
...ASH 2025
Abdullah attending and prsenting his work at the Annual Meeting of Haematology ASH 2025 in Orlando, USA, December 2025
