Jemima Chukwu

I am a PhD Student within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Univerisity of Manchester. I am the BBSRC DTP 2024 cohort rep and also the PGR rep for the division of Developmental biology and Medicine within the School of Medical Sciences. 

For my PhD, I will be "Using the markers of gene evolutionary age to identify function withing gene regulatory networks related to embryo implantation" supervised by Dr. Adam Stevens, Dr Peter Ruane and Prof John Aplin. This study is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (BBSRC DTP).

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, July 2024.
• HEFi Horizon Award in Higher Education Teaching - April 2024
• MSc in Human Clinical Embryology and Assisted Conception, University of Dundee, 2023
• BSc (Hons) in Anatomy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 2019

• Single-cell RNA sequencing
• Semen Analysis using Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA)
• Semen preparation, thawing and freezing.

• Full member, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
• Member, American Association for Anatomy.
• Member, Early Career Anatomists.
• Early Career member, Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
• Full member, Anatomical Society of Nigeria.
• Full member, Society of Clinical and Experimental Anatomist of Nigeria.

I am usually at the Research floor (5th floor) St. Mary's hospital between 9:00am and 5:00pm