Norah-Jane holds a BSc. in Pharmacology from University College Dublin and a dual International Master’s Degree in Innovative Medicine from the University of Groningen and Uppsala University. She conducted her Master’s thesis project in the Ingber Lab at the Wyss Institute, Harvard University, where she focused on novel target discovery at the blood-brain barrier. She joined the Armstrong Group as a PhD student in October 2022 on a project developing 3D human astrocyte models. Since October 2027 she has been working as a Research Associate heading up the development of neural tissue models.
Email Address: norah-jane.prendergast@bristol.ac.uk
Zhipeng graduated in 2022 from Imperial College London with a MEng in Materials Science and Engineering. For her master’s research project, she worked to develop chitosan-based scaffolds for applications in wound healing. Zhipeng joined the Armstrong Group in October 2022 as a PhD student through the China Scholarship Council – University of Bristol (CSC-UoB) scheme on a project developing a new form of responsive granular hydrogel. Since Oct 2027, she has been working as a Research Associate heading up the development of new regenerative biomaterials.
Email address: zhipeng.deng@bristol.ac.uk