Rachael Wood
Studying MPhil/PhD in Biochemical Engineering New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Fellowship UCL Overseas Research Scholarship [email protected] I've always been interested in the complexity of the human body and the way in which chemical reactions control our life. I have been especially fascinated by the neurological aspect, the central nervous system and the way this can go wrong. During my undergraduate and subsequent research position, I looked at diabetes and the control of glucose in the blood stream. From this research I enjoyed not only the prospect of helping people control their diabetes, but also the constant problem solving involved in developing new systems. When I heard about the spinal cord injury work being conducted in Dr. Wall's lab, I was instantly gripped by the amazing work going on and the potential of it to help a large group of people who have had their lives turned upside down by injury.
Previously:
Research Position at Canterbury Scientific Ltd (New Zealand) where I developed a method for deoxygenising haemoglobin for use in monitoring diabetes. In addition, I optimised haemoglobin A2 purification in a bioaffinity chromatography column (2013/2014). BEng (Hons) in Chemical Process Engineering, Minor in Bioprocess Engineering (University of Canterbury, NZ, 2010-2013) |