Isabel Morgan

Isabel Morgan Doctoral Student at the Doctoral Training Centre Green Templeton College,

Education

• Undergraduate Degree
  • BSc Biology - 1st - University of Southampton
• Master's Degree
  • MSc Nutritional Medicine - Distinction - University of Surrey
• Doctorate
  • DPhil - Interdiscliplinary Bioscience DTP - Oxford University (currently studying)

Research

• Oxford University
  • DPhil 1st rotation project: Assessing the effect of the composition of fatsand sugars on intrahepatocellular lipid content
  • DPhil 2nd rotation project: Investigating a state-dependent shift in the evaluation of salt (in Drosophila)
• University College London / University of Surrey
  • MSc research project Gut Microbiome Effects on Nervous System and Gut Health During Ageing in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
• University of Southampton
  • BSc research project Metal Tolerance Proteins 8 and 11 Have a Role in Manganese Homeostasis of Higher Plants

Publications

• Otto, Nils, et al. "Input connectivity reveals additional heterogeneity of dopaminergic reinforcement in Drosophila." Current Biology 30.16 (2020): 3200-3211.

Interests

• Nutrition
• Learning and memory
• Gut-brain-axis
• The microbiome
• Coding
• Dancing
• Climbing
• Surfing
• Baking