Ranjana R.

4th Year Medical Student at the University of Cambridge

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Research Intern at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    10 week laboratory project: investigating the host susceptibility and response to mycobacterium infection in the zebrafish - wet lab project with the Ramakrishnan Lab focussing on plasmid design for zebrafish integration

  • President at Cambridge University Medical Society
    Sep 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr

    President of Cambridge Medical Society with 1000+ members, leading a large committee to provide academic, profession and social activities to the student body. Hosted regular academic talks with leading medical researchers, student welfare and academic support, and established the new teaching programme CUSTOM for preclinical medical students.

  • Founder & President at CUSTOM
    Aug 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Established the new Cambridge University Student Teaching of Medicine (CUSTOM) Society, a preclinical medical teaching programme. Independently organised delivery of 100+ small group teaching sessions, both in person and virtual, teaching students how to pass 2nd MB MCQ Exam Papers for Years 1 and 2 of the Cambridge Medicine Course. Taught sessions on MIMS Genetics and Biochemistry.

  • Research Intern at University of Cambridge Department of Medicine
    Sep 2024 - Sep 2024 · 1 mo

    Robust antibody and T cell responses tracked longitudinally in patients with Long COVID: flow cytometry and viral quantification assays wet lab experience, flow cytometry, and data analysis.

  • Research Intern at University of Cambridge, Department of Genetics
    Jun 2024 - Jul 2024 · 2 mos

    Cell Cycle control of Spindle Morphogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Basic cell biology techniques: fluorescent microscopy, western blots, plasmid design, yeast culture