Furaha Asani

PhD: 2013-2018
Department: Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease
Supervisor(s): Thushan de Silva (IICD)
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Project: Detection of subtle immune defects in individuals at risk of pneumococcal disease.

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Additional achievements

• Awarded second prize for presenting my research in the ‘Gone in 60 seconds’ competition during the MDH PGR forum 2016.
• Awarded Associate Fellowship at the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), Feb 2017.
• Non-scientific publications
  • ‘The PhD student and the stress management unicorn’, ThinkAhead blog, University of Sheffield
  • ‘How to improve your CV while on your PhD’, PhD life blog, University of Warwick
    • Voted top article on CVs/Resumes and featured amongst other top articles on ‘Best Industry transition articles of the week for PhDs’ by the Cheeky Scientist website
  • ‘Exactly how valuable is a PhD?’ Times Higher Education
  • ‘Your mental wellbeing matters: a personal account’ Doctoral times of Sheffield

Public engagement and outreach

• Tutored students as part of the Realising Opportunities national scheme (2015-16)
• Worked with school children to produce science videos for KrebsFest (Oct 2015)

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The Team

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Management Team

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Microbiology

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Immunology

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Clinicians

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Allied Disciplines

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PhD students

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MSc students

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Former Members
​and Alumni