Kirsty Ferguson

Kirsty undertook her undergraduate and Masters studies in Natural Sciences at Churchill College, University of Cambridge before moving to Edinburgh to complete her PhD at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine in the lab of Prof Steve Pollard. She is now a Postdoctoral Researcher in Prof Pollard’s lab, continuing her work investigating the molecular drivers of cancer stem cells in an aggressive adult brain cancer called glioblastoma. Kirsty believes being able to communicate effectively to a non-specialist audience is a vital skill for any scientist. She has attended several workshops on research communication during her PhD and helped produce the Stem Cell Festival Dance with Science Ceilidh led by Lewis Hou.