Alexandra Lehmann
Thesis title: Remodelling of Neuronal RNA Metabolism During Prader-Willi syndrome.
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Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology
University of Edinburgh
Michael Swann Building
Max Born Crescent
King's Buildings
Edinburgh - City
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Background
Alexandra is a second-year PhD student in the MRC Precision Medicine DTP, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Her research focuses primarily on determining how neuronal RNA metabolism is remodelled during inherited genetic disorders, specifically using Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) as a model.
Alexandra graduated in 2021 from Queen Mary University of London with a BSc (Hons) in Medical Genetics. Her undergraduate research project's aim was to carry out a computational analysis of the apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease (APE1) repertoire expressed by trypanosomatid parasites. Specifically, the APE1 protein involved in base excision repair in Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes Chagas disease and is transmitted by triatome bugs, was focused on. Her supervisor during this project was Dr. Shane Wilkinson (Queen Mary University of London).
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) in Medical Genetics, Queen Mary University of London (2021)