Gloria Gao

Thesis Title: Exploration of high-pressure environments on proteins and pharmaceuticals

Franklin Supervisors: Dr Judy Kim, Dr Marcus Gallagher-Jones, Dr Adrián Pedrazo Tardajos, Dr Ajay Jha

University: The University of Edinburgh

University Supervisors: Professor Simon Parsons, Professor David Clarke

External Collaborators: Diamond Light Source

Gloria’s PhD project involves the use of graphene-based encapsulation, along with other complementary techniques, to study the response of soft materials under medium-to-high pressure conditions.

Gloria read Chemistry at Wadham College, Oxford, focusing her Master’s project on investigating Mass Photometry’s precision in detecting low-mass proteins. She then gained two years of teaching experience at Tonbridge School. Gloria is now excited to use her interdisciplinary background to tackle complex science questions with the novel technologies available at the Franklin.