Laura Aitken is a pharmaceutical chemist with experience of working in both academia and industry. Until recently, Laura worked as a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews, where her research focused on drug design and development for Alzheimer’s Disease and hormone dependent cancers.
Steering Group:
Professor John T.S. Irvine, Energy & materials mentor lead (School of Chemistry)Dr Loraine Clarke, Sustainable & frugal dynamic lead (School of Computer Science)Dr Gordon J. Florence, Sustainable & frugal mentor lead (School of Chemistry)Dr Robert J.H. Hammond, Devices & diagnostics dynamic lead (School of Medicine)Dr Lethy K. Jagadamma, Energy and materials dynamic lead (School of Physics and Astronomy)Professor Vincent Janik Devices and diagnostics mentor lead (School of Biology) Professor Simon A. Dobson, AI and Data Engineering mentor lead (School of Computer Science) Dr Tracey Gloster, Engineering Biology Lead (School of Biology)Dr Andrew Blaikie (School of Medicine)Professor Andy Lynch (School of Mathematics and Statistics)Dr Julia L. Payne (School of Chemistry)Dr Duncan A. Robertson (School of Physics and Astronomy)Professor Saleem Bhatti (School of Computer Science) Dr Kenady Wilson (SMRU Instrumentation)Professor Terry K. Smith (School of Biology)Professor Frank J. Gunn-Moore (School of Biology)Professor Julie M. Harris (School of Psychology and Neuroscience)Professor Peter Donnelly (School of Medicine)Dr Mette M. High (School of Philosophical Anthropological & Film Studies)Dr Alfredo Bonaccorso (School of Chemistry)Professor Sascha K. Hooker (School of Biology)