MRC Epidemiology UnitPhD Student
Aetiology and Mechanisms of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders of Later Life
Has now left the Unit
Work and interests
Nick was a PhD student on a 3 year studentship from the Medical Research Council, supervised by Prof. Nicholas Wareham. His research examined the genetic and environmental determinants of adipose tissue storage and inflammatory markers, indicative of early-stage diabetes.
Background and experience
Prior to joining the Unit, Nick graduated from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa with a First Class honours BSc.(Hons) degree in Human Genetics (2014) and a First Class honours research MSc in Human Genetics (2016). His MSc thesis centered on Tuberculous Meningitis, a rare childhood manifestation of tuberculosis that infects the meninges. A disease that places a large burden on Southern Africa’s health system every year. This project involved both exome sequencing and genome-wide SNP genotyping using genotyping arrays.
Outside of his studies, Nick represented the University of Cambridge in Tennis.