Carla Aldington 2022-2023 Broadening Horizons Cohort
Originally from Cornwall, Carla graduated from King’s College London with an MSci in Chemistry in 2021. During her time at King’s, she conducted two main projects, a final year research project within the Cobb group and a King’s undergraduate research fellowship working with Dr Harvey. In 2021, Carla joined the Barnard and Bull groups at Imperial College London to complete a [1+3] PhD as part of the React CDT using a combination of high-throughput synthesis, solid-phase synthesis and target screening to optimise methodology for the discovery of protein-protein interaction inhibitors. In 2022, Carla obtained an MRes in advanced molecular synthesis from Imperial as part of her PhD programme. Carla was part of the Broadening Horizons cohort one, and is due to start a one year placement with Unilever in September 2023 after applying through the programme.
Zakariyya Dar 2022-2023 Broadening Horizons Cohort
Zakariyya Dar is a third-year undergraduate student at Keele University, where he is pursuing his BSc Honours in Chemistry. His final-year research project focused on laboratory safety. This project aimed to develop Safety Operating Procedures for the Undergraduate Chemistry courses and laboratories at Keele. Zak is proud to have participated in the first cohort of the Broadening Horizons in the Chemical Sciences programme, through which he took part in various networking events throughout the year, as well as numerous site visits from various industry partners of the program. Zak has demonstrated enthusiasm towards the Broadening Horizons program and has made efforts to express the importance of inclusivity and diversity amongst his University as a lead voice representative for the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences.
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