Awards made for 2026

Awards made for 2026

Anatomical Society Undergraduate Awards 2025/26 POSTER for Departmental Noticeboards.

Applicant:   Dr Hyab Mehari Abraha
Institution:  Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
Student:    Mr Rashid Darwish Al Ghaithi  
Project Title: Investigating the potential of neodymium nanoparticles to promote osteogenesis under oxidative stress
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Applicant: Professor Thomas Gillingwater
Institution: University of Edinburgh
Student:    Ms Eugenie Johanna Horisberger, University of Glasgow
Project Title: Uncovering the Role of CCR2+ve Macrophages in a Model of Motor Neuron Disease
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Applicant: Dr David Kilroy 
Institution: University College Dublin, Ireland
Student:  Ms Jingran Tao
Project Title: Quantitative CT-based 3D Morphometrics of Cranial Air Sacs in Odontocetes with Equine Comparative Analysis
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Applicant:  Mrs Sharmila Rajendran
Institution: University of Oxford
Student:   Ms Ghazal Ershadi-Oskoui
Project Title: Exploring the Responsible Use of AI Platforms to Generate Interactive Neuroanatomy Simulations Through a No-Code Authoring Approach
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Applicant:  Dr Frank Schubert
Institution: University of Portsmouth
Student:    Ms Ava Yorulmazoglu
Project Title: The effect of neural tube patterning on CNS vascularisation
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Applicant: Professor James Sleigh
Institution: UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (QSION), University College London
Student:   Ms Magdalena Georgieva
Project Title: Morphological evaluation of motor and sensory neurons in a new mouse model for SORD neuropathy
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Applicant:  Professor Richard Wingate
Institution:  King's College London
Student:     Ms Burinrat Phoonsawat
Project Title: Plasticity within the developing cerebellar rhombic lip in chicken
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Applicant:  Dr Ian Woods
Institution: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
Student:    Ms Laoise McAuley
Project Title: Flexi-Stim: Flexible Electrodes with Anatomical Shape Memory for Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation   
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