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ioana.comanici@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk

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Ioana Comanici

Master's Student

Ioana is a master student in Mootaz Salman’s lab, completing her Biochemistry Part II qualifications and working on modelling Parkinson's disease in brain organoids. Alongside formal Biochemistry studies, Ioana has actively pursued hands-on research through summer placements, gaining valuable experience in primary and secondary cell cultures. She has explored compelling research questions, including the impact of psychedelic drugs on serotonin receptors in Trevor Sharp’s lab in Pharmacology Department and targeting of beta-adrenergic receptors in sympathetic neurons to combat obesity in Ana Domingo’s lab in DPAG. Outside of research, Ioana has taken part in biotechnology hackathons having received prices, among them “Most translatable award” for her team’s proposal of a novel LMM aimed at generating laboratory protocols for the OU Biotechnology Society Hackathon and third place for their collaborative essay on “100 days to solve a pandemic” for the FIG Impactful Research Hackathon in Oxford. Ioana is eager to further hone their research skills and aims to pursue a PhD after finishing her master studies.