Medway school of pharmacy

Susmita originally studied in India and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. After obtaining a MSc from the University of Hull, she joined the Medway School of Pharmacy in 2005 as a PhD student in Dr Tim Paget’s laboratory.

Susmita’s project focuses on apoptosis in lower eukaryotes. Apoptosis is a process of cell suicide - a mechanism also referred as programmed cell death. This process involves a series of biochemical events which leads to the characteristic cell morphology. Her research mainly focuses on Giardia, believed to be one of the earliest evolved eukaryotes.

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