TEAM MEMBERS
DR. SARAH AITKEN
Assistant Professor - Yale University
Clinician Scientist - University of Cambridge
Sarah Aitken, MBChB PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Pathology and a member of the Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology (CMCO) at Yale Cancer Center. She holds a CRUK Clinician Scientist Fellowship (University of Cambridge) and is a Board Certified Pathologist, specialised in gastrointestinal and molecular pathology.
Sarah trained in Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, with an intercalated BMedSci in Experimental Pathology and postgraduate MSc in Translational Medicine. She undertook a mixed experimental-computational PhD at the CRUK Cambridge Institute, followed by an EMBO bioinformatics fellowship at the IRB Barcelona. She then completed her Histopathology training (Board Certification) in Cambridge as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and subsequently NIHR Clinical Lecturer. Sarah started her independent research group at the University of Cambridge, before relocating to Yale University in 2024.
Follow: Bsky @s-j-aitken, X @S_J_Aitken
YOU...?
We are hiring!
Postdoctoral associates (x2)
- Computational cancer biology (Yale University)
- Cancer biology and genomics (Yale University)
Candidates should email Dr Aitken with the following:
1. Cover letter: brief statement of research experience and interests, how you match the criteria, and your motivation to join the team.
2. CV
3. Contact information (including email address and phone number) for three referees, one of whom should be your most recent line manager.
Please include “Postdoctoral Associate (Computational/Experimental), Your full name” in the subject line.
We will review applications on a rolling basis.
Research assistant - Computational biology (University of Cambridge, UK)
Job reference: RD45206
Closing date: 31 March 2025
DR. CLAUDIA ARNEDO PAC
Postdoc - University of Cambridge
MRC
Claudia Arnedo Pac is a postdoctoral researcher in computational biology.
Claudia undertook her PhD in Biomedicine and Bioinformatics with Prof. Núria López-Bigas at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona, Spain.
Prior to that, Claudia completed her undergraduate studies in Biomedicine (University of Barcelona) and Masters in Bioinformatics for Health Sciences (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain).
Follow: @clarnedo
DR. JOSE COELHO-LIMA
Postdoc - University of Cambridge
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow
Jose Coelho-Lima is an Academic Clinical Fellow in histopathology at the University of Cambridge with an interest in cardiothoracic pathology.
He undertook his medical education at the Federal University of Maranhao (Brazil), as well as an intercalated degree and PhD in molecular cardiology at Newcastle University.
His ambition is to combine expertise in histopathology, molecular, and digital analyses to improve our understanding, diagnosis, and risk stratification of lung and heart diseases.
DR. KLASKE SCHUKKEN
Postdoc - Yale University
Klaske Schukken is a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University researching aneuploidy in cancers.
Klaske undertook her PhD in the lab of Prof. Floris Foijer at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. There she researched chromosome instability in cancer. Prior to that Klaske completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Cornell University, USA.
Klaske’s project involves generating a panel of aneuploid subclones of near euploid cell lines and using CRISPR screening techniques to identify aneuploid-specific dependencies. She also uses bioinformatic analysis to investigate protein expression and patient survival in aneuploid cancers.
HASHIM AHMED NUR
PhD student - University of Cambridge
MRC
Hashim Ahmed Nur is a PhD student at the MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge. In his PhD, he is exploring the molecular and genomic responses to DNA damaging agents.
Prior to commencing his PhD, he completed a Masters by research in cancer biology at Imperial College London where he carried out two distinct research projects.
Hashim’s research interests include drug development and how targeted therapies can be used to overcome chemotherapy resistance in the treatment of cancer.
EMMA REILLY
PhD student - University of Cambridge
AstraZeneca
Emma Reilly is a PhD student based in Steve Jackson's lab at CRUK - Cambridge Institute, and AstraZeneca.
FRANCESCA EICHACKER
PhD student - University of Cambridge
ITTP Studentship
Francesca Eichacker is a joint PhD student with the Patil Lab.
LIAM COCKER
Postgraduate Associate - Yale University
Liam Cocker is a postgraduate associate at Yale University.
ALUMNI
DR. JOHN CONNELLY
PhD student 2020-2023
Wellcome Trust ECAT Clinical Lecturer
Next step: Assessor - Innovation Accelerator
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), London, UK
ÁINE MCCOLGAN
MSci student 2022-2023
Systems Biology (Part III)
Next step: PhD student
Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
CONSTANTIJN SCHARLEE
Medical student, Summer Internship 2023
KU Leuven, Belgium
Next step: Medical school, KU Leuven, Belgium
MALINA ANGHEL
MPhil student 2022-2024
Next step: Scientist at Transition Bio, Cambridge, UK
BETH HARRI-LIRETTE
Research Assistant 2023-2024
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