Author Archives: Claire

About Claire

I am a final year PhD student at the University of Cambridge and my research, in broad terms, involves epidermal stem cell biology. The epidermis, which is the outer layer of mammalian skin, is maintained by numerous stem cell populations. The elucidation of the factors involved in controlling these populations and thus epidermal maintenance is highly valuable. Not only will it provide information as to how a complex tissue is organised and controlled, the principles that are learnt can be applied to other tissues. Through the work that I am completing, I hope that I can also gain a perspective as to what goes wrong in disease processes such as skin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in the world, and understanding what goes wrong and the factors involved could potentially lead to new ideas as to prevention and treatment.

A new way of studying Alzheimer’s Disease:- Converting adult cells to brain cells


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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and can occur sporadically in old age or less frequently can occur as Early Onset Alzheimer’s due to inherited genetic mutations. Individuals with Down’s Syndrome are at very high risk of … Continue reading

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