DrMaria Lastra Cagigas
Helen and Robert Ellis Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Helen and Robert Ellis Postdoctoral FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
Research projects & supervision summary
Maria welcomes PhD students interested in advancing our understanding of human health and disease. Applicants must have at least one year of prior research experience (e.g., Honours and/or a research Master’s degree) and a minimum academic average of 85/100.
Current supervision opportunities include:
- Cancer metabolism and single-cell technologies in leukaemia, spanning therapeutic strategies, relapse/resistance, and survival outcomes.
- Precision nutrition and metabolic health, optimising metabolism for long-term health.
Supervisory experience includes:
- 2x PhD candidates awarded (2022-2026)
- 2x ongoing PhD candidates (2026-2030)
- 4x MD students awarded (2024-2026)
RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONEvaluating the effects of a Ketogenic Diet on chemotherapy-induced DNA damage, Cellular Senescence, Apoptosis and chemotoxicity in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) patients
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigating the Impact of Glycogen-Depleting Exercise Combined with Prolonged Fasting on Autophagy and Cellular Health in Humans: A Randomised Controlled Crossover Trial
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigating the influence of dietary interventions on extracellular vesicles in cancer: a multi-omics approach