London, England, United Kingdom
Hi! I'm Ryan, a penultimate year medical student at GKT (King’s College London). I recently completed my Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Genomic Medicine at the University of Cambridge, graduating with Distinction. As a driven and ambitious medical student, I am deeply passionate about furthering my interests in pursuing a career in academic medicine. My strong desire to contribute to innovative research and patient care has driven me to seek new opportunities. I am eager to expand my knowledge and skill set and am open to research and clinical opportunities both within the UK and abroad. Please feel free to connect and/or reach out to me via LinkedIn or email: [email protected]
Evaluating cross-ancestry polygenic risk prediction for cardiometabolic outcomes, with a focus on evaluating and improving predictive performance in underrepresented 'intermediate' populations Poster presentation at the University of Cambridge Genomic Medicine Conference 2025 Supervisor: Dr Martin Kelemen / Professor Adam Butterworth's Lab (Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit)
Contributing to a variety of research initiatives within the Cardiovascular Genomics team at King's College Hospital (alongside collaborations with St Thomas' and the Royal Brompton)
Continuation of project beyond the remit of the Scholarly Project module, focusing on the validation aspect of the MedCAT model, including further refinement of the machine learning model. Supervisor(s): Dr Sabrina Bajwah and Dr Joanna Davies
Project: Development and Validation of a Natural Language Processing Tool to Identify Patients Treated for Breathlessness in the Emergency Department Using the electronic health record at KCH to identify patients presenting to the emergency department at KCH with breathlessness, with this patient population used in further analysis seeking to understanding the needs of breathless patients. Aim of the analysis is to develop and validate a natural language processing tool using the CogStack/Medical Concept Annotation Toolkit (MedCAT) software. Essay awarded an 85% (First Class) Supervisor(s): Dr Sabrina Bajwah and Dr Joanna Davies
Review of outcomes of patients who have undergone right ventricular outflow tract ablation for premature ventricular contraction (PVC) / ventricular tachycardia Accepted as an oral presentation at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2024 Supervisor(s): Dr John Whitaker
Scheme involves shadowing/theatre opportunities and research audits. Currently completing an audit on the use of post-op transthoracic echocardiograms in patients undergoing mitral valve or aortic valve surgery Supervisor(s): Dr Muhammad Ashraf (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Undertook all clinical rotations at Guy's and St Thomas' in both Year 2 and Year 3.
Project involving imaging mass cytometry (IMC) analysis of various tissue specimens, using a bioinformatics pipeline, to characterise immune spatial interactions in the tissue microenvironment. Accepted as an oral presentation for the 54th Annual European Society of Dermatological Research Meeting 2025 Supervisor: Dr Thomas Tull
Project: Development of Viral Vectors and Applications in Cell and Gene Therapy Reviewing the development and optimisation of viral vectors currently used in gene therapy, exploring gene therapy strategies, and learning from published clinical trials and case studies. Concluded with a literature review of current gene therapy strategies for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare genetic disorder that affects the white matter of the nervous system, as well as potential new strategies. Essay awarded an 85% (First Class) Supervisor(s): Dr Luis Apolonia
Based at the Centre of the Developing Brain at St Thomas' looking specifically at the thalamus in children with epilepsy, using automated segmentation from structural MRI. Alongside this, the thalamocortical pathways in epileptic children are investigated using diffusion tensor imaging and tractography based on tract-based spatial statistics and software. The project covers the implications of the results, specifically looking at white matter connectivity of the thalamus and thalamocortical pathways in the brain and its role in epilepsy. Undertaking the online FSL Course ran by the University of Oxford, where the theory and practice of using FSL for structural, functional and diffusion image analysis is covered. Alongside this, Python/Anaconda were used in the acquisition and analysis of data. Accepted as a poster presentation at the 36th International Epilepsy Congress 2025 Supervisor(s): Dr Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh and Dr Chiara Casella