I recently graduated from Brunel University London with a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, and have started my PhD at Swansea University. Throughout my academic career, I had the incredible opportunity to intern in various laboratories and fields, including Molecular Medicine and Cellular Technology and the Republican Cancer Center in Uzbekistan, the Myogen Genetic Diseases and Diagnostic Centre in Turkey, and notably, a placement year at GSK in the Department of Genetic Toxicology and Photosafety. Here in Swansea, my PhD project involves optimizing an in vitro safety assessment, aligned with the 3R principle, focusing on cancer energy metabolism and using metabolic alterations as endpoints to detect genotoxicity.
I have been a member of the UKEMS since 2021, during which I presented my research on the genotoxic potential of NDMA in mice, using Flow Cytometry Pig-A and Micronucleus Assays. This work earned me the Best Overall Presentation Award during the UKEMS 2022 Conference in Harrogate.