Esther Sammler awarded Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers
Congratulations to Esther Sammler who has been awarded a highly prestigious £30,000 starter grant for clinical lecturers by the
Academy of Medical Sciences. The scheme funds outstanding, research active, clinical lecturers to pursue their research interests and strengthen their future career aspirations.
Esther only recently completed her PhD degree in the lab of Dario Alessi on the "Signalling pathway of FBXO7 and its role in hereditary Parkinsonism" as a Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD student. She is now back to treating patients with Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions as a clinical lecturer in the neurology department in Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, but continues to work on her exciting FBXO7 project in the MRC-PPU.
Esther's clinical and research interests focus on neurodegenerative diseases and neurogenetics; the driving force behind her academic work is the explicit lack of effective treatments for patients with such conditions.
Esther commented "I am delighted and very grateful to the Academy of Medical Sciences for their generous support of my work. I would also like to thank the Anonymous Trust who in May this year also awarded me £10,000 to support my research. Their generous support will help me to complete final aspects of my PhD project, and I am already starting to think about future directions."
Academy of Medical Sciences. The scheme funds outstanding, research active, clinical lecturers to pursue their research interests and strengthen their future career aspirations.
Esther only recently completed her PhD degree in the lab of Dario Alessi on the "Signalling pathway of FBXO7 and its role in hereditary Parkinsonism" as a Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD student. She is now back to treating patients with Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions as a clinical lecturer in the neurology department in Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, but continues to work on her exciting FBXO7 project in the MRC-PPU.
Esther's clinical and research interests focus on neurodegenerative diseases and neurogenetics; the driving force behind her academic work is the explicit lack of effective treatments for patients with such conditions.
Esther commented "I am delighted and very grateful to the Academy of Medical Sciences for their generous support of my work. I would also like to thank the Anonymous Trust who in May this year also awarded me £10,000 to support my research. Their generous support will help me to complete final aspects of my PhD project, and I am already starting to think about future directions."