Ashleigh Lake
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
3rd-year PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide for a thesis entitled, 'Exploring the cell pathology of Gaucher disease'.
My research focuses on sphingolipid metabolism in macrophage and neuronal models of Gaucher disease, using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and stable isotope tracing techniques. I have general research interests in central nervous system disease, cellular biochemistry, and human/medical genetics and am currently a casual academic tutor for GIIA and GIIB students.
HDR supervisors: Professor Maria Fuller & Doctor Jennifer Saville (prior to retirement, Professor Robert Richards)
My PhD works focuses on delineating the cell pathology of Gaucher disease (GD), a rare inborn error of lipid metabolism. My primary research aims are to characterise disrupted sphingolipid metabolism in GD macrophages & neuronal cells and to explore the subsequent intracellular pathologies, following lipid dyshomeostasis.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2023 - ongoing Casual Academic Tutor University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 - 2021 University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of a Bachelor of Science 2018 - 2020 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) -
Research Interests
I am currently employed as a casual academic tutor for GENETICS 2520: Function and Diversity of Genomes (Semester 2, 2023-2024) and previously, GENETICS 2510: Foundation of Genetics (Semester 1, 2024).
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