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Discussions and interviews exploring cutting-edge science and student research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Oct 3

    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) 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) 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) Interviewers: Darja Kozevnikova Emily Sims (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/) Want to get involved? Check out our instagram: @uclkinesispodcast And our award-winning magazine: https://kinesismagazine.com Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Sep 26

    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/) 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/) 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) Interviewers: Madeline Ross (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287/) Darja Kozevnikova Lois Ng (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 Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Sep 19

    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/) 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)  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/)  Interviewers: Madeline Ross (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287/)  Sarah Gu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gu-35821524b/)  Emily Sims (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-sims-55a73b297/)    Editors: Lois Ng (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  Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Sep 12

    Dissertation Diaries 2 Ep2 | Social prescribing, zebrafish development, and how are immune cells involved in dementia?

    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 Master students from Health Psychology, Human Sciences, and Dementia.  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 Amrit Gill (MSc Health Psychology) - Exploring differences in onward referrals between Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLWs): A cross-sectional secondary analysis of NASP’s 2025 survey (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/amrit-gill-psychology) 10:09 Nel Jolly Jones (MSci Human Sciences and Evolution, 4th year) - Lab project investigating chromatin dynamics in the zebrafish presomitic mesoderm (PSM) during posterior axis elongation (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nel-jolly-jones-812669290/) 21:02 Megan Turner (MSc Dementia: from Neuroscience to Clinical Practice) - Investigating Peripheral Immune Cell Infiltration Across FTLD-TDP3 Subtypes (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/megan-turner-288755213) Interviewers: Madeline Ross (www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287)  Darja Kozevnikova    Editors: Lois Ng (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lok-sze-ng-563184296/)  Madeline Ross Darja Kozevnikova  Director:  Sarah Gu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gu-35821524b/)  Want to get involved? Check out our instagram: @uclkinesispodcast And our award-winning magazine: https://kinesismagazine.com  Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Sep 5

    Dissertation Diaries 2 Ep1 | Dispelling wasp stereotypes, stress and mice brains, and how do sea creatures grow their arms back?

    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.  01:23 Louisa Stefani (BSc Biological Sciences, 3rd year) - Does increased awareness and understanding of wasps change public perceptions of their importance and utility? Analysing the impact of the Grant Museum’s ‘World of Wasps’ exhibition (https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisastefani) 10:31 Maadhav Ram (MSci Biological Sciences - Human Genetics, 4th year) - Understanding the impact of chronic social stress on hypothalamic pathways in an adolescent mouse model (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maadhav-ram-064bb11b1/) 18:27 Lucas Espitia (MSci Biological Sciences - Cell Biology, 4th year) - Expression of Pluripotency-associated factors during Amphipholis squamata arm regeneration (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-espitia/) Interviewers: Sarah Gu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gu-35821524b/)  Madeline Ross (www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-ross-4188b2287)    Editors: Lois Ng (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lok-sze-ng-563184296/)  Madeline Ross Sarah Gu Director: Sarah Gu Want to get involved? Check out our instagram: @uclkinesispodcast And our award-winning magazine: https://kinesismagazine.com  Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Apr 20

    Why is England Now Vaccinating Against Chickenpox?

    You may have seen the recent news that from the start of the year England is now vaccinating children against chickenpox. This chickenpox vaccine, formally known as the varicella vaccine, will be added to the current MMR jab becoming MMRV.  This was a long awaited announcement from the JCVI (short for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) as adding a vaccine to the childhood schedule is a significant move. So why now? Why did England wait so long to vaccinate against chickenpox when other countries have been doing so for years? How does this fit into current measles outbreaks in the country, and how can we improve vaccine uptake in general?  Madeline and Sarah spoke to Professor Helen Bedford, a leading expert on UK childhood vaccinations and professor at the UCL Institute of Child Health, to find out more.  Interviewers: Madeline Ross Sarah Gu   Editors: Lois Ng Researchers:  Darja Kozevnikova  Emily Sims  Polina Markova Director:  Sarah Gu Check out our Instagram: @uclkinesispodcast And our award-winning magazine: https://kinesismagazine.com  Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Jan 4

    Fungi: The Good, the Bad… and the Next Pandemic?

    From antibiotic producers to decomposers, fungi are central to our ecosystems yet are often overlooked and can have a darker side. With antimicrobial resistance on the rise, will there ever be a fungal pandemic?  In this episode, hosts Vedika and Aaditya speak with Dr Neil Stone, a consultant at UCLH specialising in infectious diseases and microbiology. Together, they explore the double-edged nature of fungi, the risks they pose, and how current therapies are holding up. 🎙️ Listen now via the link on our Linktree or search “UCL Kinesis Podcast” on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 12/29/2025

    The World of Wasps and Why Should We Love Them

    Missing your wasp neighbours at a summer barbecue this festive season?  Fear not, today we will be diving into the fascinating world of wasps. These very misunderstood insects actually play some vital ecological roles that are easy to overlook. We are delighted to be joined by Professor Seirian Sumner, who shares insights from her exciting research on wasps and explores why they so often get such bad press. Professor Sumner also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the World of Wasps exhibition at the Grant Museum of Zoology, where science meets art through some very cool VR experiences. Do check it out before it closes on 24th January! Interviewers: Madeline Ross Sarah Gu   Editors: Lois Ng Researchers:  Darja Kozevnikova  Emily Sims  Polina Markova Director:  Sarah Gu Check out our Instagram: @uclkinesispodcast And our award-winning magazine: https://kinesismagazine.com  Instagram: @uclkinesismagazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    UCL Kinesis Magazine
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    2026
  • Episodes
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