Meet Our Experts

Dr. Talia Henkle

119 posts

PhD in Immunology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Expertise in cancer immunotherapies. Instagram/Twitter: @TRosescientific

Endre Szvetnik

from UK ∙ 58 posts

Endre Szvetnik is Senior Editor at Sparrow. Endre works with Sparrow Heroes to curate, translate and disseminate scientific research to the wider public.

Santhni Subramaniam

from Australia ∙ 32 posts

Santhni is a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia. Her research focusses on improving delivery of antibiotics using nanotechnology for the treatment of intracellular infections.

Dr. Lindy Whitehouse

32 posts

Science writer with a Ph.D. in molecular biology, specialism in molecular pathways that fish use to respond to changing environments. Interested in all things aquatic and mitigating climate change.

Flávia Oliveira Geraldes

from UK ∙ 18 posts

BSc in Biomedical Science; former researcher at the Institute of Cancer Research, London; currently Acting Senior Editor at The Lancet Oncology.

Prof Dr Ilan Kelman

from UK ∙ 18 posts

Professor of Disasters and Health at the Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction, Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences at University College London.

Dr. Mónica Faut

from Buenos Aires ∙ 18 posts

Ph.D. in Biology. Andrology specialist. An embryologist in formation.

Dr ASM Mainul Hasan

from Australia ∙ 16 posts

I hold a PhD in Molecular Plant Genetics from the University of Tasmania, Australia and an M.Sc. in Agrobiotechnology from the Justus-Liebig University, Germany.

Chloe Jones

from UK ∙ 14 posts

PhD Candidate, University of Southampton. Her research focuses on climate change, biodiversity, climate change-driven extinction in planktonic foraminifera.

Ph.D cand. at UMMS/WPI in Bioinformatics studying Mitochondrial transcriptomics to using Hi-C to study gene networks.Lyme Disease epidemiology for her state Public Health Department and work as an EMT

Dr. Ralph Papas

from Beirut - Lebanon ∙ 11 posts

IVF and Reproductive Medicine Consultant, Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Balamand. Université Libre de Bruxelles and American University of Beirut graduate.

Dr. Ángel V. Jiménez

from UK ∙ 8 posts

PhD. in Evolutionary Social Psychology, research consultant, doctoral and post-doctoral research in social learning, health psychology and prestige-based hierarchies.

Dr Shawna Foo

from US ∙ 7 posts

Postdoctoral research scientist at Arizona State University, using remote sensing to improve coral restoration outcomes and ridge-to-reef impacts on coral reefs.

Dr Nicolas Gutierrez

from France ∙ 6 posts

Nicolas is a science journalist based in France. He completed his PhD at the University of Bordeaux specialising in mitochondria and genetics.

Dr. Marijn Lijffijt

from Houston, Texas ∙ 6 posts

Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor / Principal Investigator, Baylor College of Medicine, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Adam Ghellache

from London, UK ∙ 6 posts

Graduate in Applied Psychology, currently working as a clinical practitioner in NHS crisis services. He is passionate about improving accessibility to mental health resources and services.

Dr María Noelia Lardizábal

from Argentina ∙ 6 posts

Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. Clinical Embryology Specialist. More than 10 years of experience in embryology and assisted reproductive technology.

Dr Muhammad Zahid Ihsan

5 posts

PhD in Field Crops from King Abdulaziz Uni. M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Agronomy from the Uni. of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He is a Professor of Field Crops at Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies

Riley Catenacci

from US ∙ 5 posts

Neuroscience PhD student at Johns Hopkins University studying neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the context of multiple sclerosis.

Maria Fazal

from Baltimore ∙ 5 posts

BA in psychology, MA in bioethics, Johns Hopkins University

James Mwangi Ndiritu

from Nairobi ∙ 4 posts

James Ndiritu is a PhD student at the university of Nairobi, researching the value of cover crops in increasing farmers' adaptation, resilience to climate change

Dr. Michaela Diakatou

from Montpellier ∙ 4 posts

PhD in gene therapy for retinal dystrophies, University of Montpellier. Extended research experience in molecular, stem cell biology and stem at UC Davis, Utrecht University, University of Athens.

Dr Sandra Albrecht

from Cambridge ∙ 3 posts

Postdoctoral scientist in the industry with aPhD in biochemistry, focusing on lipid biochemistry, immunochemistry, plant biochemistry, analytical biochemistry, and metabolic engineering

Dr Anna Firsova

from Australia ∙ 3 posts

Anna Firsova is a Sparrow Hero, independent researcher and consultant working for academic institutions and private companies.

Dr Linda May-Zhang

from US ∙ 3 posts

Linda is a Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD in Pathology and Molecular Medicine, affiliated with Vanderbilt University, University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University and Northwestern University.

Dr Edward Law

from UK ∙ 3 posts

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Newcastle University, researching high-throughput microscopy and AI for improved treatments in childhood leukaemia.

Dr. Kiran McCloskey

from Storrs ∙ 3 posts

Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, researching health applications of psychology, especially habits.

Dr Govinda Sharma

from US ∙ 2 posts

Post-Doctoral Fellow at Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, researching novel methods for high-throughput, function-based T-cell antigen screening.

Lap Hing Chi

from Australia ∙ 2 posts

PhD student studying cancer biology and specialising in breast cancer metastasis, affiliated with the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Victoria, Australia.

Dr Kyle Isaacson

from US ∙ 2 posts

Kyle is the author of the main research paper and PhD Candidate in Bioengineering at the University of Utah.

Mohamed Saad

from Australia ∙ 2 posts

PhD Student at Monash University, Australia, investigating the role of ADAM17 in Lung Cancer

Alejandro Noval

from Barts Cancer Institute ∙ 2 posts

PhD student at Barts Cancer Institute, researching biochemistry, biology and cancer.

Mark Docherty

from Scotland ∙ 2 posts

Mark Docherty, Sparrow Hero and PhD student at the University of Glasgow, specialising in materials science and the thermo-mechanical behaviour of nickel-based superalloys.

Brenda Cabrera

from Mexico ∙ 2 posts

PhD student at the National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico, focusing on the molecular basis of psychiatric disorders.

Roman Barth

from Netherlands ∙ 2 posts

PhD candidate and Master of Science, affiliated with the Delft University of Technology, researching the spatio-temporal organization of DNA in living cells.

Dr Maria Pastrama

from Netherlands ∙ 2 posts

Postdoc researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology, investigating bone and cartilage mechanics using computational and experimental methods to understand tissue-replacement biomaterials.

Christopher Lee McElroy

from US ∙ 2 posts

Master’s in Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, researching stroke and neurogenesis.

Dr Aayushi Uberoi

1 post

Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, formerly affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researching the role of UV radiation in the papillomavirus infections in the skin.

Stephen Wong

from Singapore ∙ 1 post

BsC, graduate student researching metastatic relapse and therapeutic vulnerabilities in post-chemotherapy colorectal cancer, at the Genome Institute of Singapore.

Dr Francesco Baschieri

from France ∙ 1 post

Post Doctoral researcher at the Gustave Roussy Institute in France, investigating cancer metastasis and clathrin-coated plaques as new cellular mechanosensors.

Dr Pratap Acharya

from India ∙ 1 post

Assistant Professor at Tripura University, India specialising in pharmaceutical chemistry and drug discovery

Lam Fui Ching

from Malaysia ∙ 1 post

MSc in biomedical science, researching statistics in medicine, public health and wellbeing at Monash University, Malaysia.

Madhura Bhave

from Singapore ∙ 1 post

Madhura is a PhD Student, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore researching bacterial derivatives of Clostridium sporogenes for anti-cancer therapy.

Dr Ken Dutton-Regester

from Australia ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral researcher working on identifying the genetic drivers of melanoma at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia

Nosaibeh Nosrati Ghods

from South Africa ∙ 1 post

PhD student at the University of Cape Town, researching bioprocessing, modelling and optimisation of fermentation.

Dr Andrew Pun

from US ∙ 1 post

Andrew is a PhD student at Columbia University, researching, exciton fission, upconversion, photovoltaics and photoredox.

Abdelrhman Mohamed

from Washington State University ∙ 1 post

Chemical engineering PhD candidate in the Biofilm Engineering Research Group at Washington State University. His research focuses on biofilm electrochemistry and instrumentation.

Dr Igor Vassilev

from Finland ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral researcher, investigating optimization of microbial electrosynthesis using gaseous waste streams at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Finland.

Dr. Suhas Mahesh

from UK ∙ 1 post

PhD, University of Oxford, researching photovoltaics, solar energy, renewables, perovskites, material science and optoelectronics and developing tandem solar cells.

Dr Thirumagal Kanagasabai

from Canada ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral Fellow, studying Environmental Epidemiology at McGill University, Canada.

Michael Eze

from Macquarie University ∙ 1 post

PhD student between Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia and University of Goettingen, Germany, researching microbial-enhanced rhizoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons.

Dr Rushanka Amrutkar

from India ∙ 1 post

PhD candidate, M. Tech in Satellite Remote Sensing, researching space-borne remote sensing and spectroscopy at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Sparrow Researcher Prize winner.

Dr Zoltán Kis

from UK ∙ 1 post

Research Associate, specialising in vaccine manufacturing, process-cost modelling, quality by design at Imperial College London

Simon Chapman

from UK ∙ 1 post

PhD Student at The Open University (OU) with a background in Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Biology. He explores non-canonical molecular structures in Nucleic Acids.

Dr Sagar B Dhoble

from India ∙ 1 post

Research Associate, at the VBP Research Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai.

Dr Laurence Garcia

from Phillipines ∙ 1 post

RN, MN, DScN, Center for Research and Development and Research Institute for Ageing and Health Cebu Normal University, researching Gerontology Nursing, Mental Health, and Psychiatric Nursing.

Emma Cowley

from UK ∙ 1 post

PhD student at Liverpool John Moores University, focusing on developing a co-created home-based HIIT intervention for adolescent girls in order to increase the rate of physical activity adherence.

Spark Yaddav

from Netherlands ∙ 1 post

Molecular Biologist interested in spatiotemporal chromatin organization

Dr Ling Wei Chen

from Ireland ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral fellow at the University College of Dublin, Ireland, focusing on Nutritional, early life, and life course epidemiology.

Katherine Bassil

from Netherlands ∙ 1 post

PhD candidate at Maastricht University, researcher, science writer, public speaker, podcaster science communicator, researching PTSD.

Alexandra Wade

from Australia ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral researcher and academic tutor at the University of South Australia studying healthy ageing and the prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia.

Dr Sahba Mobini

from Spain ∙ 1 post

Marie Curie Post-Doc Fellow at the Spanish National Research Council, PhD in Biomedical Engineering, researching tissue engineering, neural regeneration, in vitro models and electrical stimulation.

Dr Truc Pham

from UK ∙ 1 post

Postdoc researcher researching nuclear imaging and focusing on developing multimodality imaging reagents for biomedical imaging, affiliated with King's College, London, UK.

Maria Zachari

from UK ∙ 1 post

PhD Student researching the molecular mechanisms of autophagy at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit at the Unversity of Dundee, UK.

Dr Catarina De Almeida Marques

from Scotland ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, specialising in Parasitology and DNA Replication.

Dr Sonia Ramos

from UK ∙ 1 post

Sonia completed her PhD researching the dynamic characteristics of functional spinal units at the University of Bath.

Conor McLoughlin

from UK ∙ 1 post

PhD student at King's College London, United Kingdom who loves to explore, travel and learn new things. Conor's research field is the investigation of HSF1 gene therapy in a mouse model of ALS/FTD.

Diana Abidin

from Malaysia ∙ 1 post

PhD student at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia, studying the relationship between fat, bone & muscle in older women.

Ahmed Elsayed

from Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute ∙ 1 post

PhD student and pharmacologist at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Australia, specialising in Pharmacology, Public Health, Antimicrobial resistance, and Cellular immunology.

Dr Indrani Banerjee

from India ∙ 1 post

Research Associate, School of Physical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India.

Dr Ioulia Tzouvadaki

from UK ∙ 1 post

Researcher Prize Winner February 2019 Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Southampton, researching nanotechnology, bio-sensing and memristors.

Dr Priyanka Barua

from Australia ∙ 1 post

PhD student, researching Development of immunity to severe and uncomplicated malaria in children, at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Ilvana Ziko

from Australia ∙ 1 post

PhD in neuroscience, studying the role of ghrelin and leptin during neurodevelopment and the optimal maternal diet for healthy babies. Affiliated with RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Ruveyda Kilic

from Turkey ∙ 1 post

PhD candidate in Chemistry, focused on hydrogels and nanomaterials for biomedical applications, affiliated with Boğaziçi University, Turkey.

Daniel Ojeda Juárez

from US ∙ 1 post

PhD candidate in Biomedical Sciences, researching neurodegeneration, inflammation and HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders at SBP Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego, California.

Dr David Bakker

from Australia ∙ 1 post

DPsych(Clin) candidate, Provisional Psychologist, and tutor, specialising in mental health apps, affiliated to Monash University, Australia. Founding director of MoodMission and MoodPrism.

Dr Natalia Syzochenko

from UK ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral researcher specialising in chemical and biological modeling with focus on protein-inspired antibiotics engineering at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.

Dr M. Sheikh Mohamed

from Tokyo ∙ 1 post

Post-doc researcher and Visiting Prof at Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University. Researching nano drug delivery systems for brain cancer and CNS disorders.

Federica Foglietta

from Turin, Italy ∙ 1 post

Postdoc researcher at the Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences at the University of Torino (Italy). Researches sonodynamic activity and drug delivery systems in cancer models.

Jeffrey Buter

from Groningen ∙ 1 post

Postdoc researcher, investigating the survival mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, developing new therapeutic technologies for tuberculosis.

Macsue Jacques

from Melbourne ∙ 1 post

PhD student at Victoria University, Australia researching genetics, epigenetics and health

Dr Rohan Shah

from Melbourne ∙ 1 post

postdoc researcher and academic tutor at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, studying drug delivery via lipid nanoparticles and metabolomics.

Dr Naveen Vankadari

from Melbourne ∙ 1 post

PhD, and Research Fellow at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry of Monash University, researching the structural and functional aspects of viruses (incl. SARS-CoV-2)

Oday Abushalbaq

from Jerusalem ∙ 1 post

PhD candidate at Rutgers University, U.S. and team leader at the Palestinian Neuroscience Initiative in Jerusalem. Main research: the genetic and molecular basis of neurological disorders and cancer.

Dr Simona Gulbinaité

from Edinburgh ∙ 1 post

Simona is a postdoc researcher and neuroscientist with interest in childhood obesity at Edinburgh University.

Karolina Punovuori

from Helsinki ∙ 1 post

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, University of Helsinki Stem Cells and Metabolism, Biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology

Hansong Xue

from Singapore ∙ 1 post

Research Fellow at Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, specialising in perovskite-based solar cells.

Waseem Qureshi

from Bahawalpuur ∙ 1 post

Earned his PhD in “NanoScience and Technology” fbs from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Now he is working as an Assistant Professor in The Islamia University of Bahawalpur.

Dr. Theresa Sutherland

from Bryan, Texas, US ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M Health Science Center (Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics)

Dr Alicia Derrac Soria

from Oxford ∙ 1 post

Senior Scientist at Adaptimmune, specialising in translational sciences, molecular and cellular profiling and T-cell characterisation

Dr. Mudassar Mohiuddin

from Guangzhou ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral Researcher, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Microbiologist and Epidemiologist Researching Zoonotic and Infectious diseases, Vaccinology, One Health, Probiotics

Dr Ryoichi Tatara

from Tokyo ∙ 1 post

Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Science, Assistant Professor, researching the physicochemical properties of electrolyte solutions, and electrochemical reactions in Li/Na/K batteries.

Dr. Natarajan Ganesan

from Phoenix ∙ 1 post

PhD. in Biomedical Genetics, Univerity of Madras.Research scientist, providing expertise in Biotech, Healthcare and Life Sciences.

Dr. Marc Pisansky

from Saint Paul, Minnesota ∙ 1 post

Visiting professor of neurobiology at Macalester College. PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota. Investigates the brain systems of reward and empathy and their impact in mental illness.

Dr. Priya Pai

from Baltimore ∙ 1 post

Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, experience studying gastrointestinal and breast cancers. Postdoctoral experience in breast cancer research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr Roisin Moriarty

from Briancon ∙ 1 post

PhD in Environmental Sciences (UEA), working on the carbon cycle, climate change and climate policy.

Dr. Racheli Wercberger

from San Francisco ∙ 1 post

PhD: neuroscience, University of California. Research focus: the neuroscience of pain and itch, teaching subjects including genetics, cancer biology, and the psychology of emotions and mental health.

Dr. Abdulaziz Aldayel

from Austin ∙ 1 post

Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Texas. Specialises in RNA-therapies, lipid and polymeric nanonparticles, mAbs formulation, vaccine development

Dr Lim Leong

from San Diego ∙ 1 post

Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Diego, experimental behavioral scientist, research experience in judgment, decision making, choice architecture and behavioral economics.

Dr. Nischal.P.M.

from Mangaluru ∙ 1 post

PhD in Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology, scientific writer, with a background in the study of antimicrobial resistance patters and various potential virulence factors.

Dr. Jamie A.G. Hamilton

from Atlanta ∙ 1 post

Ph.D. in Cancer Biology, Emory University. His research focuses on determining how chronic inflammation in the context of childhood obesity alters hematopoiesis, immunity, and leukemogenesis.

Dr. Parvaneh Abbasalipour

1 post

Ph.D., audiology, Assistant Professor School of Communications Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario

Dr. Richard Amaee

1 post

PhD. in Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, UK

Megan Campbell

from Cape Town ∙ 1 post

PhD student at the University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, investigating the genetic influences on Bipolar Disorder.

Dr. Tim Squirell

from UK ∙ 1 post

Tim Squirell, PhD in fitness and nutrition

Dr. Miguel Briones

from New York ∙ 1 post

Ph.D. in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, The Graduate Center at City University New York, specializing in psychiatric disorders, learning, and memory.

Dr. Feriha Fatima Khidri

from Pakistan ∙ 1 post

Associate Prof. researching Preeclampsia, Psychiatric, gynaecology and obstetrics disorders, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics Departments, Bilawal Medical College and Liaquat University

Dr. Clare Foldi

1 post

Postdoc Fellow at Monash University, Melbourne and a Group Leader in the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), specialising in neurobiological mechanisms that underlie psychiatric disease.

Samantha Levell

from University of California ∙ 1 post

PhD Student at the University of California, researching maternal investment and post-copulatory mate choice.

Markus Dieter Ostermann

from Vienna ∙ 1 post

PhD candidate at CEST GmbH/University of Vienna in Chemistry. Researching graphene-related materials to achieve more sustainability. Winner of Sparrow's August 2022. Early Career Researcher Prize

Kiara Lawrence

from Johannesburg ∙ 1 post

Academic Research Intern, Lecturer (part-time) and Masters Student at the University of Johannesburg, Finalist of Sparrow's Early Career Researcher Prize, August 2022.

Sri Harsha Adusumilli

from India ∙ 1 post

Ph.D. student at Indian Institute for Science Education and Research working on engineering and improving yeast cells for the production of isoprenoids

Subhadra Chakrabarty

from Giessen, Germany ∙ 1 post

PhD student at the Justus Liebig University Giessen in Plant Breeding, Germany. Researching crop adaptation to temperate climate, Sparrow Researcher Prize winner for September 2022.

Avani Bhadang

from Pune, India ∙ 1 post

Medical Graduate (MBBS) from KLE University, India. Interested in Cancer Research, Immunotherapy, Vaccine science, and Neuro-immunology. LinkedIn: Avani Bhadang

Dr Sugandha Raghuvanshi

from New Delhi ∙ 1 post

Science writer and medical practitioner

Valentina Torres Monserrat

from Argentina ∙ 1 post

Ba in Biotechnology, specializing in Human Embryology. Passionate Science Communicator breaking down barriers between the scientific community and society.