Postdoc Appreciation Week

Queen Mary Appreciates Postdocs!

We will update this page with the messages of appreciation you sent in. Please allow up to 48-hours for these messages to update.

 

To: Dr Thibault Degousee (SPCS)

Thanks for all your hard work running the lab, training people, and getting stuff done. You’re a brilliant scientist!

From: Jan Mol (SPCS)

To: Dr Gavin Coleman (SPCS)

Gavin is a very independent senior postdoc who is prolific in exploring and publishing his exciting ideas. I want to extend my thanks for the key role he plays in my team. He is leading many studies of protoplanetary disk evolution in different environments, and without him we would not have been able to lead the world in understanding how this affects the resulting planets. I look forward to working on many more things together. 

From: Thomas Haworth (SPCS)

To: Dr Aoife Murray (Blizard Institute)

Thanks a million to Aoife, 1/3 of AAA and the best mentor! Your support and guidance made all the difference! 🌟🙌

From: Ana C (Visiting lab member, Blizard Institute)

To: Dr Ana Muñiz-García (Blizard Institute)

Cheers to Ana MG, a wonderful 1/3 of AAA! Your friendliness and positive energy made research a joy! 🌟😊🔋

From: Ana C (Visiting lab member, Blizard Institute)

To: Dr Abigail Coetzee (Blizard Institute)

Dear Abi, the Biddle lab thanks you for all your hard work and support. We truly appreciate you and are lucky to have you! 

From: Momita Bhuiyan (Lab member, Blizard Institute)

To: Natalya Khodeneva (WHRI)

A big, big thank you to the fellow post-doc in my group, Nat, who has been a constant source of support, guidance and kindness for the last 3 years. Always willing to help and extremely generous with her time, I just wanted to let her know how much I appreciate it and am very grateful I get to work with such a fab person. Thanks Nat ❤️

From: Millie (Co-worker, WHRI)

To: Dr Adele Leggieri (SBBS)

All round fabulous: an excellent team leader, colleague and researcher. Ever ready to help others despite your own workload

From: Caroline Brennan (PI/line manager, SBBS)

To: Dr Qilei Li (EECS)

Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Your contributions have been invaluable to the success of our research!

From: Ahmed M A SAyed (Line Manager, EECS)

To: Dr Laura Havers (WIPH)

Huge thank you to Laura Havers for all her hard work on the Attune project, undertaking analyses, writing papers, presenting to academic and non-academic audiences. Thank you also for chairing and leading the ASSET team meetings, you have been a great support for the team!

From: Georgina Hosang and Sania Shakoor (Mentor/PI on grant, WIPH)

To: Dr Hale Tunbak (BCI)

I deeply appreciate the dedication and passion of the postdocs in our lab for cancer and transposon research.

From: Ozgen Deniz (Line Manager, BCI)

To: Dr Francesco Camera (BCI)

I deeply appreciate the dedication and passion of the postdocs in our lab for cancer and transposon research.

From: Ozgen Deniz (Line Manager, BCI)

To: Dr Dmitry Prokopov (BCI)

I deeply appreciate the dedication and passion of the postdocs in our lab for cancer and transposon research.

From: Ozgen Deniz (Line Manager, BCI)

To: Dr Eleri Jones (Blizard)

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Day! You’re a rockstar researcher! You’re an inspiration for us all. Thank you for all you do!

From: Priya Garcha (Colleague, Blizard)

To: Dr Michael Papasavva (Blizard)

Thanks very much for the statistics support for Gastroenterology students and lecturing on the Neuroscience programme.

From: Dr Jurgen Groet (Colleague, Blizard)

To: Dr Haifa AlSalmi (DERI)

Haifa is an excellent researcher and a key member of my research group thanks to her great interpersonal skills.

From: Cédric (Line Manager, DERI)

To: Dr Aoife Murray (Blizard)

Dear Aoife, thanks very much for the lecture and your help in the assessments for the induced pluripotent stem cell module!

From: Dr Jurgen Groet (Colleague, Blizard)

To: Dr Máté Vince (SED)

Máté is a brilliant scholar, collaborator, person. He has unselfishly worked to benefit our team and project. Kösz!

From: Warren Boutcher (Line manager/PI, SED)

To: Dr Christopher Archibald (SED)

Christopher is not long out of his PhD but is already helping me do my job better. He is also great fun! Thank you!

From: Warren Boutcher (Line manager/PI, SED)

To: Dr Marilena Christoforou (WHRI)

Thank you for your hard work, resilience, and constant support of the PhD students. Your efforts make a big difference to the team!

From: Jianmin Chen (Line manager/PI, WHRI)

To: Christina Derksen (WIPH)

Super organised, knowledgeable, team-player, great company. First to volunteer to help. Brilliant (and frequent) baker. An all-round superstar!

From: Ruth Evans (Colleague, WIPH)

To: Dr Sammy El Mansi (WHRI)

Thanks for all the hard work and for always going above and beyond. It’s great fun and a real honour working with you!

From: Tom Nightingale (Line Manager, WHRI)

To: Dr Almutasem Saleh (SBBS)

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with the me. Your insights have been critical for pushing forward my PhD. And last but not least you've made lab work more fun.

From: Luz Andrea Garcia (Colleague, SBBS)

To: Dr Yuanyuan Li (SBBS)

Thanks for your effort in establishing our new working space. Your willingness to support has had an impact on my work. Thank you for always listening.

From: Luz Andrea Garcia (Colleague, SBBS)

To: Dr Alistair Symonds (Blizard)

Alistair is an absolutely phenomenal scientist and great citizen who is known to all at the Blizard Institute. I'm grateful to work with you on our Cancer Research work.

From: Helen Rowe (Line Manager, Blizard)

To: Dr Mauricio Murillo Herrera (SEMS)

Thanks for being such a hard-working postdoc, mentoring junior members and making our lab safe and efficient!

From: Ana Sobrido (Line manager, SEMS)

To: Dr Carlos Mingoes (SEMS)

Thanks for being such a hard-working postdoc, mentoring junior members and making our group lab a safe and efficient environment!

From: Ana Sobrido (Line manager, SEMS)

To: Dr Michael Thielke (SEMS)

Thanks for being such a hard-working postdoc, mentoring junior members and making our lab a safe and efficient environment!

From: Ana Sobrido (Former line manager, SEMS)

To: Dr Elisa Passoni (SLLF)

Elisa, thank you for all the incredible hard work – with us, in the school, with data, and behind the scenes!

From: Devyani Sharma (Line manager, SLLF)

To: Dr Ed Kiely (Geography)

Ed is an outstanding postdoctoral researcher: tackling an ambitious project, publishing, teaching, and making change through scholar-activism.

From: Sydney Calkin (Mentor, Geography)

To: Dr Matthew Rand (SBBS)

Dear Matt, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the incredible work and dedication you've brought to our research team.

From: Maria Bada (Line Manager, SBBS)

To: Dr Elizabeth Simon (SPIR)

Hi Liz, Thank you so much for all the hard work you do at the MEI. I just want to say that I appreciate your initiative, intelligence and hard work.

From: Dr Sofia Collignon (SPIR)

To: Dr Iakovos Makropoulos (SPIR)

Hi Iakovos! I want to send a message to thank you for all the hard work you have been doing with the project. It really means a lot that you are part of the team.

From: Dr Sofia Collignon (Line Manager, SPIR)

To: Dr Isabell Nessel (Blizard)

Dear Isabell, thank you for the dedicated work and support – always with a smile. You are a special colleague; we appreciate everything you do!

From: Adina Michael Titus (Centre Lead, Blizard)

To: Dr Thomas Griggs (SEMS)

Thank you for helping me to look after the Soft Matter Group PhD. We all appreciate your support of the team.

From: James (Colleague, SEMS)

To: Dr Eleri Jones (Blizard)

Thank you for helping with the summer schools and for your enthusiasm to inspire students to pursue a science career

From: Tania M (Blizard)

To: Dr Maximilien Biguet (Blizard)

Max, Thanks for your input, fantastic ideas and hard work getting us to interview for our Wellcome Discovery Award application. Fingers crossed.

From: Aine (Line manager, Blizard)

To: Dr Ruth Evans (WIPH)

Thank you Ruth for all your hard work. You are brilliant and as asset to the Wolfson!

From: Suzanne (Line manager, WIPH)

To: Dr Mel Ramasawmy (WIPH)

Thank you, Mel, for all your hard work. We are lucky to have you working with us.

From: Suzanne (Line manager, WIPH)

To: Dr Christina Derksen (WIPH)

Thank you, Christina, for all your hard work. Your involvement in many activities throughout the Centre is much appreciated.

From: Suzanne (Line manager, WIPH)

To: Dr Luigi Marino (EECS)

Thank you for your hard work, dedication and invaluable contributions to the project! It is an honour working with you!

From: Anna Xambo Sedo (PI/line manager, EECS)

To: Dr Evangelos Katsampouris (WIPH)

Thank you for all your hard work at the Wolfson, from your research, support of colleagues and leading the EDI committee. You will be missed!

From: Suzanne (Line manager, WIPH)

To: Dr Patricia Garrido (Blizard)

Patricia is an outstanding post-doc, extremely hard working with meticulous attention to detail. You are an outstanding post-doc, very hard working with meticulous attention to detail, a great role model for the TB team!

From: Adrian Martineau (Line manager, Blizard)

To: Dr Abigail Coetzee (Blizard)

Shout out to star postdoc Dr Abigail Coetzee. A fantastic researcher and colleague!

From: Adrian Biddle (Line manager, Blizard)

To: Dr Georgios Karampatakis (WIPH)

Your work and dedication are outstanding. Thank you for your hard work—your contributions to ADHOC are invaluable!

From: Anna De Simoni (Line manager, WIPH)

To: Dr Xiancheng Li (SBM)

Your dedication to ADHOC and innovation are outstanding. Thank you for your hard work—your contributions are invaluable!

From: Anna De Simoni (Line manager, WIPH)

To: Dr Gemma Tidman (SLLF)

Gemma’s brilliance and enthusiasm for her topic, playing on and with words in the historical context of French literary play from 1635-1789, shines through not only in her publication record but also in her research-led teaching and public engagement as a BBC-AHRC New Generation thinker.

From: Dr Rebekah Vince (Colleague, SLLF)

To: Dr Yasmin Al-Sayed (WHRI)

Grateful for Dr. Yasmin Al-Sayed's guidance during my summer internship. Your inspiring mentorship sparked my passion for a research career.

From: Safkath Jahan (Teacher and lab supervisor, SBBS)

To: Dr Helen Jones (Blizard)

The Prendergast Group would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Helen for her unwavering dedication and support in our trials. Her ability to step in and resolve complex lab issues across multiple countries is truly invaluable. Helen's contributions exemplify exceptional teamwork, and we are immensely grateful for everything she does to ensure our success.

From: Dr Mel Smuk (Colleague, Blizard)

To: Dr Avinash Chandra (WIPH)

I appreciate your willingness to always take on new tasks and help the entire team. Your dedication to work and kindness is highly appreciated!

From: Faiza Durrani (Colleague, WIPH)

To: Dr Ben Flynn (IoD)

Hey Ben, just a big thanks for all your hard work! You have become a real pillar of my team and our research programme, and it will be very sad having to let you go at the end of the year. But I'm sure a fabulous computational biologist like you will find a his way :-) All the best, Gernot

From: Gernot Walko (PI/Line manager, IoD)