Curtis Luscombe

Background

About Curtis Luscombe

This summer, I have graduated from the University of the West of England (UWE) with a First Class degree in Biomedical Science BSc. As part of my degree, I completed a sandwich placement year at NHS Blood & Transplant in the Donor Testing laboratory, where I completed my Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) portfolio and for which I received my IBMS Certificate of Competence. For my final year research project, my focus was on the polarisation of Monocyte-Macrophage cells by Vitamin D3. I have started a Masters of Science in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Bristol. The aim of my research project is to identify the metabolic pathways altered in CD4 and CD8 T cells from obese patients during acute dengue virus infection and evaluate the therapeutic potential of metformin in reverting the identified metabolic defects.