2019 Physics of Life Student Summer Bursary Project Awards
The Physics of Life network 2 supported 11 summer student bursaries to undergraduates interested in pursuing multidisciplinary research projects combining physics and biology. The aim of this bursary scheme was to give motivated undergraduates the opportunity to gain experience in writing a research proposal, and with training, carry out independent research alongside established academics. Experience gained from these projects can provide invaluable skills, useful for student personal development and future employability. The research generated from these summer bursary projects have played an important role in catalysing/pump-priming research in the form of publication and larger possible PoL research grants for academics working across Physics and Biology.
Supported bursaries
Computational Design of Nanopores for the Elucidation of Protein Unfolding Pathways, University of Southampton Student: Daniel Williams-Brown Supervisor: Syma Khalid
Development of a simple physical model for the cell-division time of Escherichia coli, University of Surrey Student: Oliver Camilleri Supervisor: Richard Sear
Optical fingerprints of Amyloid Oligomers: A Determination of Alzheimer- Related Oligomer Stoichiometry using Single-Molecule Photobleaching, University of York Student: Patrick Hunter Supervisor: Steven Quinn
Mechanical Properties of the Pancreatic Tumor Extracellular Matrix, University of Oxford Student: Renat Karimov Supervisor: Sonia Antoranz Contera
Investigating the Structural and Dynamic Impact of Drug Binding to Blood Serum Proteins, University of York Student: Olivia Dalby Supervisor: Neil Hunt
Investigating the flexibility of protein regions containing post-translationally modified cysteines using structural rigidity theory, University of Sheffield Student: Sarah Chapman Supervisor: Nicholas Fowler
Long-lived spin coherences and quantum metastability for the Cryptochrome Magnetosensor, University of Exeter Student: Angus Crookes Supervisor: Daniel Kattnig
Probing the Sequence-Dependence of Allosteric Interactions through DNA, University of Glasgow Student: Katalin Orosz Supervisor: Steven Magennis
Investigation of the antimicrobial activity of amyloid-β peptides, Kings College London Student: Raquel LÃpez-RÃos de Castro Supervisors: Chris Lorenz and Martin Ulmschneider
Activity driven restructuring of micro-environments, Loughborough University Student: Steven Norfolk Supervisor: Tyler Shendruk
Condensation of intrinsically disordered proteins into clusters, University of York Student: Arsenii Zats Supervisors: Tom McLeish FRS, Michael Plevin and Charley Schaefer