Tasfia is a Part II student at Somerville College with an interest in using NMR spectroscopy to advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases. Her project focuses on the behaviour of different tau isoforms in Alzheimer’s disease, and with the aim of uncovering how these isoforms interact with small molecules. She hopes that gaining a deeper understanding of isoform-specific behaviour which hopefully could support the development of targeted therapeutics for Alzheimer’s and other tauopathies in the future.
 
Beyond her academic work, Tasfia enjoys a variety of craft-based hobbies. She can probably be found knitting and listening to an audiobook.