Nazanin Karimnia, Dr Sue Fowler Scholarship in Ovarian Cancer

I always wanted to work on cancer, which is the most significant health threat of our time. As a woman, it is an honour to be able to work on ovarian cancer, which is the deadliest gynecological cancer among women. Even thinking that my research might be able to answer one question in this area is so exciting.

Ovarian cancer tumours are highly invasive. I'm working on a population of cells within tumours which leads the invasion of cancer cells into healthy tissue. My aim is to define a profile for these 'leader' cells.

The environment here is very supportive and friendly. As a student, I get all of the scientific support that I need from my lab mates, supervisors and even the people from other groups.