Prize Winners 2026

Celebrating the outstanding research presented at MLSFF26. Congratulations to all the winners! 🏆

 

Undergraduate Posters 🎓

  • Shalom Ndofula (Birmingham City University)
    Title: Treatment of CHLA-20 Cell Lines with Epigenetic Drugs Nanaomycin A and BI-2536 Reduced MYCN Expression

  • Ashan Minindu Hewa Willaddarage (UWE Bristol)
    Title: AI-Driven Emotion Detection Wristband for Early Monitoring of Psychological Distress

  • Tawakalitu Oluwa (UWE Bristol)
    Title: How CTX-M Resistance Genes Spread Through Horizontal Gene Transfer in Foodborne E. coli

  • Aamir Munshi (Birmingham City University)
    Title: Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of liquorice root extracts against a panel of Gram-positive pathogens

  • Yichang Wang (King’s College London)
    Title: Longitudinal Consequences of Adolescent Cyber Victimisation on Adulthood Psychosocial Development, Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction, with Social Support as Buffer

  • Anna Kocel (UWE Bristol)
    Title: Investigating the antimicrobial potential of lemongrass essential oils on Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus mutans

  • Zachary Naing (UWE Bristol)
    Title: Beyond the Code: Bridging Academic Theory and Global Research through Digital Transformation

  • Amira-Leila Elbakkali (Birmingham City University)
    Title: JTE-Mediated Monocyte Inhibition as a Strategy to Improve Tuberculosis Testing

  • Saeeda Khan (UWE Bristol)
    Title: Identification of T cell epitopes of Human Endogenous Retrovirus (HERV) proteins that may trigger autoimmune responses in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) via molecular mimicry

  • Abrar Kholwadia (UWE Bristol)
    Title: Targeting Inflammation, Protecting the Brain: A Review of Immunotherapy and Neurodevelopment in Children

  • Jonas Jose (UWE Bristol)
    Title: DNA Repair Genes Exhibit Greater Genomic Stability Compared to Core Fitness and Pro-apoptotic Genes: A Bioinformatic Analysis

  • Tafara Ziyenge (Glasgow Caledonian University)
    Title: Exploring non-biocidal enzymatic strategies for oral biofilm disruption

  • Riley Lam (UWE Bristol)
    Title: Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Mushroom Extracts and Evaluation of Their Biological Effects

  • Saba Sanaullah (Glasgow Caledonian University)
    Title: Investigation of Genetic Variation in the UCHL1 Gene and Its Association with Alzheimer’s Disease

Postgraduate Posters 🔬

  • Dennis Affram (University of Surrey)
    Title: Beta-2 adrenergic regulation of the aged immune system

  • Husna Mukunzi (UWE Bristol)
    Title: Evaluating the genotoxic effects of G-CSF mobilisation in in vitro models of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  • Olabimpe Adegbuyi (UWE Bristol)
    Title: Investigating data analysis methods for quantifying and visualising the ratio of monocyte sub-populations

  • Asia Almarales (CRUK Scotland)
    Title: Investigating how driver mutations in pancreatic cancer impact chemopreventive and therapeutic strategies

  • Vanessa Ankude (University of Birmingham)
    Title: Investigating the role of a tryptase test in the acute clinical care pathway for anaphylaxis

  • Luke Haddock (University of Warwick)
    Title: Characterising the impact of viral infection on the respiratory tract microbiome using a multi-omics approach

  • Ayesha Siddiqa (De Montfort University)
    Title: Development of broad-spectrum host-targeting antivirals against coronaviruses (Poster cancelled)

  • Beatriz Mercado (Dartmouth College)
    Title: Profiling glycan composition during haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell production

  • Medah Ramchurn (London Metropolitan University)
    Title: The Effects of Microplastics on Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK-293) cell proliferation, toxicity and migration

Flash Talks 🎤

  • Nene Obiajuru (University of Cambridge / Harvard Medical School)
    Title: Quantifying brood size and development of C. elegans with a hemagglutination tag gene insertion and level of germ cell apoptosis in adult gonads to elucidate the function of NATF-1 gene in prophase I of meiosis

  • Bennet Obeng Atuah (Glasgow Caledonian University)
    Title: Exploring awareness of policies and guidance on generative AI use by health and life sciences students

  • Hasan Khan (Birmingham City University)
    Title: Genomic characterisation of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical strain (BCU-V1)

  • Nikhil Lal (University of Warwick)
    Title: Meta-analysis of the efficacy of motor function rehabilitation after haemorrhagic stroke in the UK and India

  • Nwaneke Chiamaka Ogbuefi (Birmingham City University)
    Title: Detection of Schistosoma haematobium DNA fragments in urine using DraI-targeted PCR