I studied Natural Sciences and then completed my PhD in herpesvirus biology at the University of Cambridge in 2011. 

I gained experience in circadian biology and neuroscience working as a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Cambridge Institute of Metabolic Science and as an Investigator Scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. 

I was awarded a Royal Society – Wellcome Sir Henry Dale Fellowship and established my lab at Imperial College in December 2017. 

In 2025, I was awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to further my lab's multidisciplinary research into host cell homeostasis and infectious disease.

Qualifications and history

2025
UKRI
Future Leaders Fellow
2024
The Francis Crick Institute
Group Leader
2021
The Brain Tumour Charity
Trustee
2017
Imperial College London Research
Group Lead
2017–2025
Wellcome
Wellcome Sir Henry Dale Fellow
2016
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Investigator Scientist
2011
The Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge
Post-doctoral Research Associate
2012
University of Cambridge
PhD in Virology
2007
University of Cambridge
MA in Natural Sciences
2005
University of Cambridge
BA in Natural Sciences