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Dr Kate Harris
Name:
Dr Kate Harris
Job Title:
Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow in Drug Discovery
Place of work / study:
Newcastle University
Area of Research:
Finding new drug targets for neurodegenerative disease in neuroinflammaton
How is your research funded:
A range of places, my uni, ARUK, Research England, various Doctoral Training Partnerships
Tell us a little about yourself:
I’m very into the gym and yoga, as well as cooking.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
My favourite food is genuinely salad and noone ever believes me
Why did you choose to work in dementia research?
Because I saw how desperately dementia needed new breakthroughs. It felt like a good place to focus my time.
What single piece of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
Follow the spark, the research that gives you energy and butterflies in your stomach.
What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
I’m sad to say I haven’t had a chance to pick up a book in a while.
Dr Connor Richardson