early career researcher representatives
Meet our SULSA ECR Representatives who help shape SULSA’s approach to ECR incentives, and volunteer on key ECR projects.

Dr Gemma Barron
Lecturer in Bioscience at Robert Gordon University
Research Interest: overcoming multi-drug resistance in cancer using natural products
SULSA Projects: SNaPNet and Graduate Employability Masterclasses

Dr Ross Eaglesfield
Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Glasgow
Ross.Eaglesfield@glasgow.ac.uk
Research Interest: mitochondrial protein import mechanisms
SULSA Projects: Scottish Microscopy Society SULSA Rep

Dr Lucas Frungillo
BBSRC Discovery Fellow at the University of Edinburgh
Research Interest: molecular mechanisms underlying control of nutrient assimilation in plants

Dr Ryan Kean
Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at Glasgow Caledonian University
Research Interest: survival mechanisms of the fungal pathogen Candida auris
SULSA Projects: Graduate Employability Masterclasses

Dr Christine Merrick
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Edinburgh
Research Interest: developing microbial biotechnology for sustainable biosynthesis of industrial chemicals
SULSA Projects: steering committee for SULSA Technology Conference and SULSA Twitter support

Dr Ronnie Mooney
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the West of Scotland
Research Interest: parasitology and microbiology

Dr Nicola Morrice
Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Dundee
Research Interest: improving treatments for type 2 diabetes and its complications
SULSA Projects: Scotland Responds to Covid-19 Campaign

Dr Boatemaa Ofori-Frimpong
Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Glasgow Caledonian University
Boatemaa.OforiFrimpong@gcu.ac.uk
Research Interest: tissue processing and imaging
SULSA Projects: Breaking Barriers in STEM

Dr Ana Payo Payo
Academic Fellow at the University of Aberdeen
Research Interest: ecology
SULSA Projects: delivered training workshop for SULSA’s careers month

Dr Giacomo Russo
Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University
Research Interest: development of separation science-based platforms for supporting drug discovery, analytical method development for small molecules of therapeutic and/or toxicological interest

Dr Sylvia Soldatou
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Robert Gordon
Research Interest: marine natural products chemistry
SULSA Projects: SNaPNet
