Francis Grant is currently studying for his PhD in immunology at the University of Cambridge. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked for several different biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in Cambridge. His current research area explores the role of the immune system in cancer and autoimmune disease. Francis is also involved in a collaborative effort with Cancer Research UK to apply bioinformatic analyses to large datasets from clinical cancer studies. Other than biology, he has taught the guitar professionally, become a qualified snowboard instructor in Canada and a martial arts instructor in the UK.

Dr. Tariq Parker graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with honours and distinction at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica in 2014. He was subsequently awarded the Jamaica Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oxford University where he completed his Msc. In Neuroscience investigating animal and human neural stem cell models. He is currently pursuing a DPhil in Surgical Sciences in the Oxford Functional Neurosurgery group researching surgical techniques to treat chronic pain in collaboration with the Fudan University in Shanghai. He has had previous experience teaching at the secondary and tertiary levels, most recently in the Oxford Medical School Neuroanatomy course.

Zahra Tellal just completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Education (secondary school teacher training course) at the University of Oxford. She graduated with a Biomedical Science degree from the University of the West of England. She particularly enjoyed her oncology module and her dissertation project researching the effects of FABPs (fatty acid binding proteins) on breast cancer. She is excited to learn about your areas of interests in medicine and build a course tailored to you.