Imperial College London

Dr Asha K. Patel

Faculty of MedicineNational Heart & Lung Institute

Lecturer in Cell & Gene Therapy
 
 
 
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Contact

 

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Location

 

Sir Alexander Fleming BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Overview

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Modification of mRNA constructs for controlled pharmacokinetics of protein production
  • Development of non-viral vectors for gene delivery
  • Application of emerging RNA therapeutics to regenerative medicine

Lab group Members

RESEARCH STAFF

Harry Langston

Mira Subramanian

PhD STUDENTS


Alexander Jenkins

Elina Tanskanen

ALUMNI

Alumni PhD Students:

KonstantinidiRafaela Konstantinidi graduated from Sheffield University with a BSc in Biomedical Science and in 2019 gained a Master's degree in Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells at Imperial College London. Rafaela is undertaking a PhD investigating epithelium at air liquid interface.


Quinn

Skye Quinn graduated with a first-class hons BSc in Molecular Biology & Genetics, University of Westminster and MSc in Genetics of Human Disease from University College London. Skye submitted her thesis in 2023 describing modRNA for protein expression in primary human epithelium.


Alumni Master's Students:

Hongning Sun

Shuyang Wu

OkweloguEmmanuel Okwelogu; graduated with a distinction in the Masters in Genes, Drugs and Stem cells - Novel therapies at Imperial College London 2019. Emmanuel's MSc project focused on development of biodegradable delivery systems for gene therapy in collaboration with the dept of Bioengineering. 



Alumni Research Staff:

scientistLeigh-Anne Gavin graduated with first-class honours in Chemical Sciences with Medicinal Chemistry from Technological University Dublin, Ireland. She obtained an MRes  in Drug Discovery and Development from Imperial College London where she was awarded the Perkin prize for the best overall performance. Leigh-Anne joined the lab in 2021 to work on materials for gene delivery.