Alumni

Postdoctoral Researchers:

Pax Zhang | Postdoctoral Researcher (2022-2023) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Assistant Professor, Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) /Peking Union Medical College (PUMC),  Chengdu, China.

Nur Kocaturk | Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2022) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoc, Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee, UK.

Naveen Kumar Nakarakanti | Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2022) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoc, University of Leicester, UK.

Dr. Sascha Roth | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2022) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Senior Scientist, Astra Zeneca, Cambridge, UK.

Dr. Karen Dunbar | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2021) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoctoral Associate, Columbia University Medical Center, New York.

Dr. Kevin Wu | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2020) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoctoral Associate with Prof. Miratul Muqit, MRC-PPU, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.
Dr. Timothy Cummins | Postdoctoral Researcher (2013-2016) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Dr. Mazin Al-Salihi | Postdoctoral Researcher (2010-2013) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Assistant Professor, School of Medicine Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan. Current postion – Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Central Lancashire & American University of the Carribean, UK.

PhD Students:

Bill Carton | PhD Student (2018-2022) [Download Bill’s PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Amphista Therapeutics, Cambridge, UK.

Luke Simpson | PhD Student (2017-2021] [Download Luke’s PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Alessio Ciulli’s lab, University of Dundee.

Theresa Tachie-Menson | PhD Student (2016-2020] [Download Theresa’s PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s laboratory, Blizard Institute, London.

Luke Fulcher | PhD Student (2015-2019] [Download Luke Fulcher’s PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Francis Barr’s laboratory, University of Oxford.

Luke Hutchinson | PhD Student (2015-2019) [Download Luke Hutchinson’s PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Beatson Institute, Glasgow.

Polyxeni Bozatzi | PhD Student (2014-2018) [Download Polina’s PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Fellow at St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung e.V. Children’s Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria.

Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab
Position after PhD: EMBO Fellow, Dikic Lab, Institute of Biochemistry II, Frankfurt, Germany
Current position: Principal Investigator of Immune Signalling  at Institute of Biochemistry II, Frankfurt, Germany.
Janis Vogt | PhD Student (2010-2014) [Download Janis’ PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab
Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Fellow, T. Jentsch Lab, Leibniz-Institute for Molecular Pharmacology, Berlin, Germany
David Bruce | PhD Student (2009-2013) [Download David’s PhD Thesis] Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab
Position after PhD: Associate with Abcam plc, Cambridge, UK
Current position: Senior Operations Lead, AstraZeneca

PhD Rotation Students:

Daniel Squair | After rotation: PhD Student in Virdee lab

Alexandra Soca | After rotation: PhD Student, University of Dundee

Matthew Watt | After rotation: PhD Student, Murray Lab, University of Dundee

Visiting undergraduate and postgraduate students:

Abdulla Ibrahim | Visiting Medical Student (2009)
Current position: Clinician at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
Lucas Seelen | Visiting Student (2009)
Victoria Hale | Visiting Student (2009)
Craig Turnbull | Honours Project Student (2016)
Graeme Newton | Summer School Student Intern (2017)
Kenneth Wolters | Honours Project Student (2017-2018)
Nicola Beucke | ERASMUS Visiting Research Student (2017-2018)
Ana Gazquez Gutierrez | ERASMUS Visiting Research Student (2018)
Selina Bäder | Erasmus Student (2019)
Lauren Thompson | Honours Project Student (2019)
Marek Blaszyk | Undergraduate Project Student (2020)
William Ritchie | Undergraduate Project Student (2020)
Alicia Mah | Placement Student
Ajarho Digba | Placement Student
Billie Pflug | Undergraduate Project Student
Michael Donahie | Undergraduate Project Student
Tenna Bryde | Visiting PhD Student (2021)