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