The Rt Hon. The Lord Bradley hosted a reception at the House of Lords on Thursday 6th June 2019 for alumni of the University of Manchester. Over two hundred guests heard from University of Manchester scientists including astrophysicist Professor Danielle George MBE and Alzheimer’s researcher, Dr Jack Rivers-Auty.
About Professor Danielle George MBE
Danielle George MBE is a Professor in Microwave Communication Engineering and is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Danielle completed her BSc in Astrophysics and MSc in Radio Astronomy at The Victoria University of Manchester based at Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO). During her MSc studies Danielle realised her passion for practical based experiments and started to work at JBO as an RF engineer directly after her MSc studies. She has a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and worked at JBO as a senior microwave engineer until 2006 where she took up a lectureship post in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
She is heavily involved in the $1B next generation of astronomical instrument called the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). More recently, her research interests have expanded into communications in aerospace and wireless sensor networks and she is involved with many industrial collaborators, including National Instruments, Rolls-Royce and Syngenta.
About Jack Rivers-Auty
Jack Rivers-Auty is a BBSRC Future Leader Research Fellow at the University of Manchester investigating the role of the inflammasome in Alzheimer’s disease and age related cognitive decline. With his collaborators Dr. Catherine Lawrence and Dr. David Brough, he is investigating if zinc deficiency leads to a hyperinflammatory state in the APP-PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
About The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester, a member of the prestigious Russell Group, is the UK’s largest single-site university and is consistently ranked among the world’s elite for graduate employability.
The University is also one of the country’s major research institutions, rated fifth in the UK in terms of ‘research power’. World class research is carried out across a diverse range of fields including cancer, advanced materials, addressing global inequalities, energy and industrial biotechnology. No fewer than 25 Nobel laureates have either worked or studied there.
It is the only UK university to have social responsibility among its core strategic objectives, with staff and students alike dedicated to making a positive difference in communities around the world.
For further information visit https://www.manchester.ac.uk/