Ben Calvert, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Biography
Grew up in Doncaster UK. Did my BSc(Hons) in Pharmacology at University of Hertfordshire (Go Hurricanes!) . MSc in Clinical research and Translational medicine at Cranfield University. and PhD in Cellular Immunology at Anglia Ruskin University/GlaxoSmithKline.
My research focuses on investigating interactions between myeloid cells and respiratory epithelium in diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis and COVID-19.
In my spare time I like hiking, fishing, playing guitar, playing computer games, and learning piano.
Fun Facts:
I have a 3rd degree black belt in Tae kwon-do
I am a former world record holder – I was once, very briefly, the youngest person alive