PhD @ImperialCollege | Passionate about improving health outcomes, access to care and reducing health disparities.

London, England
Joined October 2016
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Here we go...! 🚀
Today we’re out of stealth, and we’ve raised a $40m seed round co-led by @creandum and @usv, to bring Instant Robot Learning to life. For the past few months, we‘ve been busy building a new company. Machenta. This follows results from a new kind of robot foundation model we’ve built, which I’m so excited to share with you today! Usually, it takes hours/days of data collection and training to teach a robot. We’ve built a model that learns tasks instantly: one demonstration, no further training. A model trained entirely in simulation, without a single pixel of real-world data. A model where teaching robots is so quick and easy, it feels like physical vibe coding. A model for robots that learn like humans do, from someone like you. Welcome to the era of Instant Robot Learning. Thank you @Kathi_Wilhelm, @rebeccakaden, @hkanji, @jonno_evans and all of our angels for your support! @Machenta_ Learn more: machenta.com/blog/instant-ro… See below for what you can do with Instant Robot Learning!
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An MIT spinout is making surgical stitching more like applying tape: SanaHeal has developed a biologically compatible adhesive that sticks to wet tissues. Its product was inspired by sticky materials in nature, like barnacles and spider webs. news.mit.edu/2026/sanaheal-m…
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MIT engineers have developed a new way to program natural killer (NK) immune cells to target cancerous T cells or T cells that have become autoreactive, leading to diseases such as lymphoma and autoimmune hepatitis. news.mit.edu/2026/reprogramm…
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NEW: the secret to how penicillin is made has finally been revealed more than 80 years after the drug was developed at Oxford. Researchers have captured previously unseen stages in how nature builds its antibiotic structure. Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/4yBpiIV
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Biosecurity threats are increasing, but if we design early-detection systems based entirely on what we already know, there will be gaps that leave populations vulnerable to the next emerging pathogen. As we prepare to lead the biosecurity conversation at UNGA, Professor Graham Cooke makes the case for a new approach to surveillance that could strengthen global biosecurity and help the world respond faster to future outbreaks. 🔗 imperial.ac.uk/Stories/the-c…
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Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…
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One in six adults in England report feeling lonely "often or always", according to one of the largest loneliness studies ever conducted in a single country. Imperial researchers say loneliness affects people of all ages and should be treated as a public health issue. Read more ⤵️ imperial.ac.uk/news/articles…
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NEW: Researchers from @IneosOxford have identified a new class of molecule that could help protect ‘last-resort’ antibiotics from bacterial resistance, and reduce the amount of antibiotics needed to treat infections by up to 32 times. Find out more ⬇️ ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06-01-new…
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Our pilot study across 2 secondary schools found that a co-designed dance intervention was feasible & increased young people's enthusiasm for dance while strengthening social #connection & adolescent #wellbeing. A promising foundation for future research 👇journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Presented at #ASCO26: Among patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the RAS(ON) inhibitor daraxonrasib led to significantly longer overall survival and progression-free survival than chemotherapy. Full phase 3 RASolute 302 trial results: nej.md/4nWaxvM @ASCO
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Nearly 780 people die every day in Europe from liver disease—a largely preventable crisis. A new report from the EASL–Lancet Commission calls for urgent policy action to tackle Europe’s rising liver disease burden: spkl.io/6019AfOo1
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A pathophysiology of purpose: When the “What” kills the “Why”. @BJGPjournal 🔗 bjgplife.com/a-pathophysiolo…
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Global cancer estimates across 185 countries show that 7.1 million new cancer cases were attributable to 30 modifiable risk factors in 2022, with smoking, infections & alcohol consumption leading contributors to cancer burden. nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
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Imagine if a nasal spray could make you immune not only to the viruses that cause COVID-19 and influenza, but to all respiratory diseases go.nature.com/4rNOZ5B
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The uniqueness of each patient is at the heart of this year’s #WorldCancerDay. 🎧 Louise Chappell and Na’ama Carlin, both cancer survivors, discuss the importance of personalised cancer care and its effect on their bodies and their lives. spkl.io/6017AsBGH
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