Alexandra Ashcroft

I took 8 weeks out of my PhD to do an eight week internship here, at the Naked Scientists, funded by the Genetics Society.  My PhD is in Developmental Biology at the University of Cambridge, under the supervision of Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith. I am investigating the roles that the genes DLK1 and DLK2 play in mammalian embryogenesis and human diseases, specifically obesity and diabetes. You can read more about my work on my website. When I need a break from science I love to throw pots, or just watch other people make pots - I love the Great British Pottery Throw Down!