Katrina Moisley

I am an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated PhD student with a BSc Pharmacology (Industrial) from the University of Leeds. As part of my degree I undertook an industrial placement at Nal Von Minden GmbH in Germany as an international marketing and sales consultant and have also been involved in a summer lab project at the University. These experiences have really fostered my passion for scientific research and a continued wish to make a contribution to the enhancement of our scientific understanding. I have a fascination for physiology, in particular the ability to improve the body’s natural regenerative abilities.

What attracted you to the Centre for Doctoral Training in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine – Innovation in Medical and Biological Engineering
I was already interested in the development of bioprinting, novel biomaterials and their potential clinical use in regenerative medicine, but coming from a pharmacology background knew I needed a multi-disciplinary PhD to achieve this. The combination of biology, chemistry and mechanical engineering aspect of the CDT scheme provided this and is what initially attracted me to the centre.
The integration of the MSc aspect of the course was also appealing since the extra guidance will allow me to become a more well-rounded researcher.

How did you hope the CDT integrated PhD would give you an advantage over a conventional PhD?
The range of people you network with is much wider for an integrated PhD than for a standard PhD which is beneficial not only for a career point of view but also it gives you a better understanding of other researcher’s’ work. The interdisciplinary nature of the course also opens up  a lot more potential for collaboration with other scientists and engineers that can really help push your project forward.

What have you most enjoyed during your time on the CDT Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine – Innovation in Medical and Biological Engineering programme?
The placements really stand out as the most enjoyable part of the course, because of the variety that are available you are guaranteed to find one to improve certain skills of interest (I chose a histology based placement, a mechanical testing based one, and a stem-cell research based one).

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Member of IPEM (pending), and the British pharmacological society