Avi Roy

PhD student researching Aging, Mitochondria, and Regenerative medicine.

I currently write for The Conversation (http://bit.ly/13WVyUW) and I have written for The Guardian (http://bit.ly/13WVtRh)

Ringleader of the Oxford University Scientific Society (http://users.ox.ac.uk/~science/)

Co-conspirator at the Oxford Transhumanism and Emerging Technologies (http://oxtet.co.uk/)

Designing exciting events with the British Science Association Oxford (http://www.oxfordscibar.com/)

Also, I am an Ultimate (frisbee) enthusiast (http://bit.ly/1bwoN1D) -Yes, unfortunately that's me trying to catch the frisbee

Experience

2010–present

PhD Student / Researcher, Buckingham Institute for Translational Medicine

2013

Interactions of microRNA and gene expression in the pathogenesis of langerhans cell histiocytosis, Pediatric Blood and Cancer
2013

Gene expression profiling demonstrates that the effects of PTCH1 suppression are not fully reversed upon pharmacological inhibition of SMOOTHENED in human keratinocytes, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
2013

A systematic analysis of extracellular matrix (ECM) changes in ageing skin, International Journal of Experimental Pathology
2012

Could cultured meat reduce environmental impact of agriculture in Europe?, 8th International Conference on LCA in the Agri-Food Sector
2012

In vitro modelling of basal cell carcinoma reveals a novel PTCH1-GLI1 signalling axis that is unresponsive to Smoothened inhibitors in human keratinocytes, British Journal of Dermatology
2012

Mitochondrial and extracellular matrix dysfunction characterized an in vitro model of ageing primary human dermal fibroblasts, British Journal of Dermatology
2011

A new, highly selective murine peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ agonist increases responsiveness to thermogenic stimuli and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle in obese mice., Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

The Dame Barbara Shenfield Award for best Post Graduate Student