redOx⇌KCL Team

Sophie Twigger
Sophie Twigger
DPhil Student

Sophie is an Oncology DPhil student on the MRC-Oxford Doctoral Training Partnership. She joined the University of Oxford in October 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Ester Hammond and Prof. Stuart Conway. Her project is focused on the synthesis and validation of novel fluorescent probes to investigate the redox environment of cells undergoing cycling oxygen levels. Sophies research interests lie at the interface between the biological and chemical world and she has a keen interest in cancer research. In her spare time, she enjoys climbing, running, spending time with friends and a good television series.