Reader in Diabetes and Mitochondrial Research, King's College London I am a molecular biologist with a very keen interest in all things mitochondria. I run a lab in the diabetes dept at King's College London. Our research is focused on the molecular pathways by which oxidative stress induced changes can contribute to diabetic complications and neurodegeneration with a particular interest in the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in this process. Additionally, we are developing methods to measure mitochondrial health and dysfunction in experimental models and humans, and methods to protect mitochondrial health.
Reader in Linguistics and Multimodality, Loughborough University Arianna Maiorani joined Loughborough University in 2008. Born in Rome, Italy, she holds an MA in Modern Languages and Literatures from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and a PhD in Cultural Sciences from the International School of High Studies of the San Carlo Foundation in Modena, Italy. Before joining Loughborough University, she taught English Language, Linguistics, Multimodality and Translation at the University of Bologna “Alma Mater Studiorum” and the University of Rome “La Sapienza” for many years. She is also an ex professional ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer and holds a diploma from the Ballet School of the Opera Theatre of Rome. In 2014, she created the community cast choreography for Michael Pinchbeck’s Bolero. She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish and has worked as a professional translator for international publishers for many years. Her book for children Il Manuale della Giovane Ballerina (The Handbook of the Young Dancer), published in 1996 by Mondadori, has now become a collectible item. Dr Maiorani’s main research interests are Multimodality, Linguistics, Social Semiotics, and the Semiotics of Dance and Performance. She is particularly interested in interdisciplinary work that focuses on the application of linguistic and semiotic analytical frameworks to the study of multimodal discourse strategies. Between 2012 and 2014 she took part in an international research projects on The Languages of Film with the University of Pavia (IT) and the University of Malta. After leading an interdisciplinary pilot project in Dance Discourse in 2017 in collaboration with the English National Ballet, she is currently leading a AHRC-DFG interdisciplinary collaborative project involving Loughborough University and Bremen University (Germany) entitled The Kinesemiotic Body: a pragmatic account of the local discourse organisation of dance( Kinesemiotics: Modelling How Choreographed Movement Means in Space | English | Loughborough University (lboro.ac.uk) ). In collaboration with Massimiliano Zecca (Loughborough University) and Russell Lock (Loughborough University) she created the interdisciplinary research area of Kinesemiotics. The Loughborough team is currently working on Kinesemiotics with the Bremen team led by John Bateman (Kinesemiotic Body - Universität Bremen (uni-bremen.de).
Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University Dr. Andrea Glenn is a CIHR-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Registered Dietitian at the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto. Her research interests include the role of plant-based dietary patterns on cardiometabolic disease risk, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. She is currently working on the role of the cholesterol-lowering portfolio diet in preventing cardiometabolic diseases, incorporating traditional epidemiological analyses, clinical trial data, and metabolomics, as well as a web-based app for the diet. Other research areas include carbohydrate quality and plant protein. Dr. Glenn also has a variety of experience in coordinating clinical trials, developing knowledge translation tools for patients with cardiometabolic disease, mentoring students, and teaching (including undergraduate, graduate, and adult learners).
Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Sheffield Andrea is an academic researcher and teacher specialised in Intellectual Property Law. Before joining the School of Law of the University of Sheffield, he worked as Senior Research Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich, Germany) where he led the research team on the Law of Geographical Indications. He also worked as 'Adjunct Professor in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Sustainable Development' at the University of Milan. He advises private and public stakeholders on matters related to Geographical Indications, including the European Commission. His scientific outputs are award-winning and regularly published in top IP Law Journals. In 2022, his book 'The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law' (Routledge 2021) was elected 'Best Trade Mark Law Book 2021' by the readers of the top IP information website 'IP Kat'.
Researcher, Faculty of Arts and Science, Nipissing University I have a MA and BA in Sociology from Nipissing University. I have been an academic researcher since 2021, working with Dr. David Zarifa, at Nipissing University. I am also an Analyst with Statistics Canada, since January 2022.
NHMRC Investigator Fellow, leader of the Clinical Cancer Epidemiology Lab, Flinders University I am a NHMRC Investigator Fellow and leader of the Clinical Cancer Epidemiology Lab at Flinders University. The Clinical Cancer Epidemiology Lab aims to deliver actionable prediction strategies and breakthroughs that improve the lives of patients with cancer. We will achieve this through epidemiological research which honours the contributions of patients who have enrolled their clinical data and experiences to science. Our research group is always interested in identifying and working with PhD and Honours students. Projects would be suitable to students with an undergraduate degree in pharmacy, medical sciences, biostatistics or the like, with an interest in precision oncology and clinical epidemiology. Please contact me if you are interested. Qualifications Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours Registered pharmacist in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Honours, awards and grants NHMRC Investigator Fellow - (2022-2026) SA Young Investigator Tall Poppy - 2021 Certara New Investigator Award, ASCEPT-ASPA 2020 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for ECRs - 2019 NBCF postdoctoral research fellow – (2017 - 2021) Key responsibilities Senior Research Fellow in Pharmacolgy – Flinders University Leader of the Clinical Cancer Epidemiology Lab Chair of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Epidemiology Group
