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Dissertation Diaries 2 Ep5 | Cancer cell dormancy, gender bias in science, and how does radiotherapy affect brain cancer?
Need some dissertation inspiration or motivation?
With graduation season upon us we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to reflect on all of the hard work and important research that students have done throughout the year with most students culminating this work in a final dissertation project.
Now when we say dissertations, you may feel a sense of dread, think of sleepless nights, or boredom in the library… We want to tell a different story. This year UCL undergraduates have been conducting some fascinating and diverse research and to dispel the stereotypes and to get you excited about maybe conducting your own projects, we thought we would share a spotlight on these exciting projects. We hope this might make the world of dissertations seem less intimidating and more within your reach.
Hopefully, by the end of this series, those of you who’ll have to start your dissertations can feel inspired and take away some advice for your own research. In this episode, we’re speaking to students from Biological Sciences.
Find the timestamps below for each interview if there’s a particular topic you’re interested in. We’ve also included our interviewees’ contact details if you want to connect or find out more.
01:24 Lucas Spink (MRes Biosciences - Computational Biology) - Computational Approaches to Cancer Cell Dormancy: From Detection to Dynamic Modelling (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lucas-spink-384545245 (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lucas-spink-384545245))
11:29 Sam Patel (BSc Biological Sciences - Cell Biology, 3rd year) - Investigating the impact of radiotherapy in an in vitro model of diffuse midline glioma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-patel-49b1a3245 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-patel-49b1a3245))
19:55 Valentina Chang (BSc Biological Sciences - Biodiversity and Conservation, 3rd year) - Towards inclusive knowledge co-production: addressing gendered barriers in UK citizen science
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/hyewon-chang-54b95b359 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hyewon-chang-54b95b359))
Interviewers:
Darja Kozevnikova
Emily Sims (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-sims-55a73b297/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-sims-55a73b297/))
Sarah Gu
Editors:
Lois Ng
Darja Kozevnikova
Emily Sims
Sarah Gu
Director:
Sarah Gu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gu-35821524b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gu-35821524b/))
Want to get involved?
Check out our instagram: @uclkinesispodcast
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Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine
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26 Sept 2026
Dissertation Diaries 2 Ep4 | Fat cells and diabetes, hormones in ovarian cancer, and how do cells stick together?
Need some dissertation inspiration or motivation?
With graduation season upon us we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to reflect on all of the hard work and important research that students have done throughout the year with most students culminating this work in a final dissertation project.
Now when we say dissertations, you may feel a sense of dread, think of sleepless nights, or boredom in the library… We want to tell a different story. This year UCL undergraduates have been conducting some fascinating and diverse research and to dispel the stereotypes and to get you excited about maybe conducting your own projects, we thought we would share a spotlight on these exciting projects. We hope this might make the world of dissertations seem less intimidating and more within your reach.
Hopefully, by the end of this series, those of you who’ll have to start your dissertations can feel inspired and take away some advice for your own research. In this episode, we’re speaking to students from Biological Sciences and Masters in Drug Design.
Find the timestamps below for each interview if there’s a particular topic you’re interested in. We’ve also included our interviewees’ contact details if you want to connect or find out more.
01:30 Oscar Shutt (MSci Biological Sciences - Cell Biology, 4th year) - Characterising the Effect of ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 5 on cGMP-Dependent Signalling in Human Adipocytes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-shutt-376a84243/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-shutt-376a84243/))
16:30 Esha Godhania (MRes Drug Design) - Effect of oestrogen and progesterone in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/esha-godhania-77b88a237/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/esha-godhania-77b88a237/))
25:18 Naisha Govindan (BSc Biological Sciences - Cell Biology, 3rd year) - ER-PM contact sites regulate adherens junctions in epithelial cells (https://www.linkedin.com/in/naishagovindan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/naishagovindan))
Interviewers:
Madeline Ross (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287/))
Darja Kozevnikova
Lois Ng (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lok-sze-ng-563184296/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lok-sze-ng-563184296/))
Editors:
Lois Ng
Madeline Ross
Darja Kozevnikova
Director:
Sarah Gu
Want to get involved?
Check out our instagram: @uclkinesispodcast
And our award-winning magazine: https://kinesismagazine.com (https://kinesismagazine.com)
Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine
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19 Sept 2026
Dissertation Diaries 2 Ep3 | Chemotherapy resistance in breast cancer, thymus function, and can we use AI to classify shark teeth?
Need some dissertation inspiration or motivation?
With graduation season upon us we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to reflect on all of the hard work and important research that students have done throughout the year with most students culminating this work in a final dissertation project.
Now when we say dissertations, you may feel a sense of dread, think of sleepless nights, or boredom in the library… We want to tell a different story. This year UCL undergraduates have been conducting some fascinating and diverse research and to dispel the stereotypes and to get you excited about maybe conducting your own projects, we thought we would share a spotlight on these exciting projects. We hope this might make the world of dissertations seem less intimidating and more within your reach.
Hopefully, by the end of this series, those of you who’ll have to start your dissertations can feel inspired and take away some advice for your own research. In this episode, we’re speaking to students from Biological Sciences.
Find the timestamps below for each interview if there’s a particular topic you’re interested in. We’ve also included our interviewees’ contact details if you want to connect or find out more.
01:29 Erin Walker (MSci Biological Sciences - Computational Biology, 4th year) - Automated Classification of Shark Teeth: A Comparative Evaluation of Shape Representations and Machine Learning (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-walker-308471294/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-walker-308471294/))
16:33 Belis Yener (BSc Biological Sciences - Human Genetics, 3rd year) - Single-cell transcriptomic characterisation of dormancy-associated resistant states in HR+ breast cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/belis-yener-90558a420 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/belis-yener-90558a420))
27:29 Berra Aydin (MSci Biological Sciences - Cell Biology, 4th year) - Characterising the Role of ASCL1 in the Thymus: Implications for Thymic Epithelial Cells and Function (https://www.linkedin.com/in/berra-aydin/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/berra-aydin/))
Interviewers:
Madeline Ross (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287/))
Sarah Gu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gu-35821524b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gu-35821524b/))
Emily Sims (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-sims-55a73b297/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-sims-55a73b297/))
Editors:
Lois Ng (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lok-sze-ng-563184296/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lok-sze-ng-563184296/))
Madeline Ross
Sarah Gu
Emily Sims
Director:
Sarah Gu
Want to get involved?
Check out our instagram: @uclkinesispodcast
And our award-winning magazine: https://kinesismagazine.com (https://kinesismagazine.com)
Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine
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