Minal is a DPhil student jointly supervised by Andrew and other supervisors within the Rosalind Franklin Institute and Imperial College London. Her research focuses on developing cold argon plasma (CAP)-based fragmentation and modification methods to study protein structure using mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. The project aims to identify unique plasma-induced molecular signatures that can distinguish disease from non-disease states, specifically, differentiating EGFR mutations in lung cancer. This is with the intention to understand, at a mechanistic level, how CAP alters protein structure and chemistry.
Outside of research, Minal is the current Treasurer and Secretary of our very own Catalyst Society (OxGrad Chem Soc)!