{"id":112,"date":"2018-01-29T22:18:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T22:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dev.dundee.ac.uk\/sapkota-lab\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:34:34","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sapkota-lab\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Postdoctoral Researchers:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Gajanan Sathe<\/strong><\/a> | Postdoctoral Researcher (2020-2024) Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee, UK.<\/p>\n

Pax Zhang <\/strong><\/a>| Postdoctoral Researcher (2022-2023) Publications<\/em> 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),\u00a0 Chengdu, China.<\/p>\n

Nur Kocaturk <\/strong><\/a>| Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2022) Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoc, Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee, UK.<\/p>\n

Naveen Kumar Nakarakanti<\/a> <\/strong>| Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2022) Publications<\/em> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoc, University of Leicester, UK.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sascha Roth<\/strong><\/a> | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2022) Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Senior Scientist, Astra Zeneca, Cambridge, UK.<\/p>\n

Dr. Karen Dunbar<\/strong><\/a> | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2021) Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoctoral Associate, Columbia University Medical Center, New York.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Kevin Wu<\/strong><\/a> | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2020) Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Postdoctoral Associate with Prof. Miratul Muqit, MRC-PPU, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Timothy Cummins<\/strong><\/a> | Postdoctoral Researcher (2013-2016) Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Mazin Al-Salihi<\/strong><\/a> | Postdoctoral Researcher (2010-2013) Publications<\/em><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

PhD Students:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bill Carton<\/a><\/strong> | PhD Student (2018-2022) [Download Bill’s PhD Thesis] Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Amphista Therapeutics, Cambridge, UK.<\/p>\n

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

Theresa Tachie-Menson<\/strong><\/a> | PhD Student (2016-2020] [Download Theresa’s PhD Thesis] Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Ryan O\u2019Shaughnessy’s laboratory, Blizard Institute, London.<\/p>\n

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

Luke Hutchinson<\/strong><\/a> | PhD Student (2015-2019) [Download Luke Hutchinson’s PhD Thesis] Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Beatson Institute, Glasgow.<\/p>\n

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

Lina Herhaus<\/strong><\/a> | PhD Student (2011-2014) [Download Lina’s PhD Thesis]<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab<\/div>\n
Position after PhD: EMBO Fellow, Dikic Lab, Institute of Biochemistry II, Frankfurt, Germany<\/div>\n
Current position: Principal Investigator of Immune Signalling\u00a0 at Institute of Biochemistry II, Frankfurt, Germany.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Janis Vogt<\/strong> <\/a>| PhD Student (2010-2014) [Download Janis’ PhD Thesis]<\/a> Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Position after PhD: Postdoctoral Fellow, T. Jentsch Lab, Leibniz-Institute for Molecular Pharmacology, Berlin, Germany<\/div>\n
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David Bruce<\/strong><\/a> | PhD Student (2009-2013) [Download David’s PhD Thesis] Publications<\/em><\/a> generated while in the Sapkota Lab<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Position after PhD: Associate with Abcam plc, Cambridge, UK<\/div>\n
Current position: Senior Operations Lead, AstraZeneca<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PhD Rotation Students:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Daniel Squair<\/strong><\/a> | After rotation: PhD Student in Virdee lab<\/p>\n

Alexandra Soca<\/strong> | After rotation: PhD Student, University of Dundee<\/p>\n

Matthew Watt<\/strong> | After rotation: PhD Student, Murray Lab, University of Dundee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Visiting undergraduate and postgraduate students:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Abdulla Ibrahim<\/strong><\/a> | Visiting Medical Student (2009)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Current position: Clinician at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.<\/div>\n
Lucas Seelen<\/strong> | Visiting Student (2009)<\/div>\n
Victoria Hale<\/strong> | Visiting Student (2009)<\/div>\n
Craig Turnbull<\/strong> | Honours Project Student (2016)<\/div>\n
Graeme Newton<\/strong> | Summer School Student Intern (2017)<\/div>\n
Kenneth Wolters<\/strong> | Honours Project Student (2017-2018)<\/div>\n
Nicola Beucke <\/strong>| ERASMUS Visiting Research Student (2017-2018)<\/div>\n
Ana Gazquez Gutierrez <\/strong>| ERASMUS Visiting Research Student (2018)<\/div>\n
Selina B\u00e4der<\/strong><\/a> | Erasmus Student (2019)<\/div>\n
Lauren Thompson <\/strong>| Honours Project Student (2019)<\/div>\n
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Marek Blaszyk<\/strong><\/a> | Undergraduate Project Student (2020)<\/div>\n
William Ritchie<\/strong> | Undergraduate Project Student (2020)<\/div>\n
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Alicia Mah | Placement Student<\/div>\n
Ajarho Digba | Placement Student<\/div>\n
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Billie Pflug | Undergraduate Project Student<\/div>\n
Michael Donahie | Undergraduate Project Student<\/div>\n
Tenna Bryde | Visiting PhD Student (2021)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Postdoctoral Researchers: Gajanan Sathe | Postdoctoral Researcher (2020-2024) Publications generated while in the Sapkota Lab. Position after Postdoc: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee, UK. 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 … <\/p>\n

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