PhD Student
at The University of Manchester
Annet is a Ugandan PhD student at The University of Manchester, investigating normal brain tissue changes after irradiation. She did her bachelor’s degree in biology and for her final project, she investigated how mitochondrial DNA mutations link to inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction in an aging mouse model. She then pursued a master’s in radiation biology, where she investigated how the MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex (in DNA damage response) is affected upon conventional or FLASH (ultra-high-dose rates) irradiation in vitro. After, she taught radiobiology at Uganda Christian University for one year, before starting her PhD. Annet is supervised by four primary investigators, but her principal supervisor is Dr. Ben Dickie, who is a neuroimaging scientist with an interest in cerebrovascular function. He develops new ways to image blood perfusion and vessel permeability using MRI and applies these techniques to study changes in neurological diseases such as dementia and stroke. Recently, he has begun working on effects of radiotherapy on brain vasculature, and is working towards understanding the role of neurovascular unit dysfunction in radiation-induced cognitive impairment.
Education
Awards & Certifications
Awarded a studentship by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) to pursue a PhD in Cancer Sciences at the University of Manchester (Oct 2022 – Sept 2026)
Named as one of the three winners in an essay writing competition on solutions to combat climate change, organized by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK (June 2021)
Awarded a Certificate of Achievement and trophy, for demonstrating excellence in my studies, through both superior evaluations and research presentations, under the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, at the University of Tsukuba, Japan (Aug 2020)
Awarded a Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship to attend a one-year master’s course in radiation biology at the University of Oxford (Oct 2020 – Sep 2021)
Awarded a Monbukagakusho Honours Scholarship for having achieved high grades at the University of Tsukuba, Japan (Oct 2018)
Accreditations
Bachelor of science in Biological Sciences recognised by University of Tsukuba
Master of Science in Radiation Biology recognised by University of Oxford
Member recognised by Association for Radiation Research
Member recognised by European Association of Neuro-Oncology
Areas of Expertise
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