People
We are a tight-knit, multidisciplinary team working closely with a number of expert groups at the University.
We share lab space with Dr David Kent and Dr Allison Green and work closely with the groups of Dr James Hewitson, Dr Michael Plevin, Professor Paul Kaye and Professor Paul Genever. We also belong to the Immunology, Haematology and Infection research theme within the York Biomedical Research Institute (YBRI).
Explore the Hitchcock Lab team and our expertise below.
Name | Qualifications | Expertise |
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Professor Ian Hitchcock |
DPhil University of York BSc (Hons) University of York |
Understanding the mechanisms of oncogenic driver mutations in MPN development; How does the endothelium regulate MPN-induced inflammation?; Understanding the causes of non-malignant haematological diseases. |
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Katherine Bridge |
PhD University of Nottingham BSc (Hons) University of Nottingham |
Understanding HIF signalling in Haematopoietic Stem Cells. |
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Bianca Rodrigues Lima Ferreira |
PhD Federal University of Sao Paulo MSc Federal University of Sao Paulo BSc Federal University of Sao Paulo |
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David Kealy |
PhD University of Leeds BSc (Hons) University of York |
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Katie West |
PhD University of York BSc University of York |
Applying cell biology and imaging techniques to the to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying signalling through MPL in health and disease. |
Name | Qualifications | Project title |
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Joanna Greenman Joint with Hewitson Lab |
MBiol University of Durham | Mechanisms and functional consequences of platelet-macrophage cross-talk in type 2 immunity. |
Lizzy Morritt iCase with Cancer Research UK Horizons and Astrazeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory |
MSci (Biomedicine) Lancaster University | Fine-tuning blood cell development: using antibodies as surrogate cytokines to modify receptor activation and signalling in haematopoeisis. |
Gillian Caalim (Bridge Lab) |
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Ruth Ellerington (Bridge Lab) |
Name | Qualifications and Project title |
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Abril Arredondo-Garcia (Bridge Lab) |
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Lucie Moss |
MRes University of Liverpool BSc University of Liverpool |
Cathy Hawley |
BSc University of Edinburgh PhD University of Edinburgh |
Ellie Bennett (shared with Kent Lab) |
BSc Leeds Beckett University MSc University of Nottingham |
Name | Position |
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Megan Cosgrove | PhD student |
Katie Diggory (neé Dorman) | PDRA |
Bryce Drylie | MRes student |
Oliver Herd | PhD student |
Sophie James | Research technician |
Zahra Masoumi | Research associate |
Nicole McDermott | Research technician |
Hilary Prescott | Research technician |
K. Daniela Pulgar Prieto | Research technician |
Gulab Rani | PhD student |
Jeanne Rivera | PDRA |
Lauren Roberts | Research technician |
Veena Sangkae | PhD student |
Tess Stanly | PDRA |
Andrew Stone | PhD student |
Emily Taylor | PhD student, co-supervised by Mark Coles |
Julie Tucker | Postdoctoral research associate |
Daniel Yee | PDRA |