The School of Biochemistry was delighted to host Thangam Debbonaire, Labour MP for Bristol West and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, on 9 June 2023.
Thangam’s visit was a follow up from Jessica Cross (EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow) visiting the House of Commons when she was shortlisted for the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Rising Talent Program.
Thangam toured the labs of Mark Dodding and BBI Director Dek Woolfson, where group members demonstrated their experiments to visualise motor protein activity in vitro and inside cells.
Jessica and Thangam were joined by VC Evelyn Welch and researchers Laura O’Regan, Kate Kurgan, Bernadette Carroll, Rachel Curnock, Kirsty McMillan and Emma Jones for lunch. It was a welcome opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women in science and to address barriers for women following careers in STEM.