Enterprise Awards

  • The Royal Academy of Engineering, LIFE (London Innovation Fellowships in Engineering) Enterprise Fellowship – 2018-2019
  • British Science Association, Community Connecting Award – 2017
  • ARUK-UCL Dementia Network – 2017
  • Sponsorships and Grants that I helped to acquire for my social enterprise:
    • Imanova Ltd, 2016
    • RSL Steeper, 2016
    • Smartbox, 2016
    • Physiological Society, 2016
    • UCL Volunteering, 2016
  • EPSRC Impact Acceleration Award – UCL Vice-Provost (Enterprise) – 2015
  • Step Out Award – UCL VSU – 2015
  • PhD Enterprise Scholarship – UCL Advances – 2014
  • UnLtd and UCLB Proof of Concept Award – UnLtd and Higher Education Funding Council – 2013
  • Youth Funding Network Grant Award – 2013
  • Train and Engage SLMS Grant Award – UCL via The Wellcome Trust – 2012

Academic Awards

  • Guarantors of Brain, Travel Grant to present research in Singapore – 2016
  • Departmental Scholarship (Department of Neuroinflammation) – 2015
  • Grand Challenge Studentship in Biomedicine – University College London, NIHR/UCLH, Moorfields & Great Ormond St. Hospital – 2011-2014 (£127,000)
  • Overseas Research Scholarship – 2013-2014 (£20,500)
  • Departmental Scholarship (Institute of Neurology) – 2015
  • Osma D. Spurlock Memorial Scholarship Award – Flanner House Inc. – 2008 – 2011
  • Bishop G.T. Haywood Scholarship – 2009
  • Florida Fisher (Parker) Scholarship – Denison University – 2006-2009 ($50,000)
  • McGregor Award – Denison University – 2005-2009 ($75,000)
  • Howard Hughes Research Assistantship – Young Scholar Program – 2006
  • Academic Competitiveness Award – US Congress – 2006

Judging Panels

  • Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Prototype Judging Panel – providing feedback to teams of students developing medical equipment (collar prototypes) for Motor Neurone Disease patients, 2016.
  • Global Citizenship Programme (UCL) – Judge (Global Social Enterprise)- for student teams who have created socially responsible enterprises with a novel approach to tackling global social issues,  2015.
  • UCL Advances Entrepreneurathon – Judge (Social Enterprise) – panel judge for a business pitching competition. 2014
  • Global Citizenship Programme (UCL) – Judge (Global Social Enterprise) – panel judge awarding undergraduate teams on new sustainable and multidisciplinary ideas for addressing global challenges, 2014
  • Expressions of Encephalitis Arts Exhibition – Fine Arts Judge of patient artwork and personal stories, 2012

Committees

  • Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging Public Engagement Committee, 2018-present
  • BIOMAX-ALS Patient/Public Involvement Panel, 2017-present
  • NIHR University College London Hospital Biomedical Research Centre / Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre CRF Joint Patient / Public Involvement Panel, 2016-2017
  • Movement for Hope PPIE planning team 2012-present

Other

  • Global Entrepreneurs Programme, UK 2017 – present
  • Royal Society of Arts 2017 – present
  • Sandbox Network, 2012 – present
  • European Commission Doctoral Ambassador for Post-graduate Education, 2012
  • NEXUS, 2011 – present