Blog
Our lab’s activities and accomplishments to reflect our commitment to both scientific progress and a strong team spirit
March 2025
Bruno has been awarded the Research School Committee grant for a pilot study involving lipid nanoparticles and haematopoietic stem cells - Congratulations!
February 2026
An evening full of laughs at our board games social night!
December 2025
The Kemp and Rice team wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
October 2025
Nicole was awarded a Pump Priming Award by the ARUK South West Network Centre to support early-stage pilot work developing new experimental approaches in the lab. Congratulations!
October 2025
Nicole and Bruno present their PhD research at European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) 2025 in Seville, Spain, where Nicole received a GW4 travel grant, followed by a well-earned ‘Molecular Mingle’ party!
July 2025
Ben attended a Gordon Research Seminar on the Cerebellum in Geneva, Switzerland. He presented a poster titled “In vivo cerebellar imaging reveals bone marrow derived cells fuse with Purkinje neurons to form stable heterokaryons expressing donated genes”.
June 2025
Bruno and Kevin attended the AT Clinical Research Conference in Loughborough, UK, where Bruno received a GW4 travel grant to present his work on developing a haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for AT, and chaired the session on Critical Advances in AT Scientific Research.
February 2025
Nicole and Shash participated in the Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2025 in Birmingham, which brought together researchers to present cutting‑edge work on biomarkers, early diagnosis, and novel therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer’s disease.
January 2025
A special celebration for Shash’s MRes graduation.
December 2024
Enjoying our traditional Christmas burgers. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!
November 2024
Kevin was invited to Boston as a keynote speaker and panel member at the Gene Therapy for AT workshop, bringing together experts from around the world to discuss gene therapy strategies in the ataxia-telangiectasia field.
November 2024
Bruno, Sian and Kevin attended the International Congress for Ataxia Research in London, where Sian’s poster on ‘Developing an ex vivo haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for Friedreich’s ataxia’ attracted a lot of interest.
November 2024
Nicole, Bruno and Kevin take part in the Sodbury Slog cross-country run, a fun (and very muddy) challenge!
October 2024
Nicole presented a flash talk at the Faculty PGR Symposium, where she won an award for her Outstanding Presentation!
October 2024
The Kemp Team attended the GW4 Early Carrer Neuroscientists Day, where Nicole, Shash, Kelly and Bruno presented a poster.
September 2024
The team expands, and we celebrate with a darts social!
July 2024
Back for our yearly camping trip, this time hiking and fossil hunting along the Dorset coast!
February 2024
Bruno spent a month at the University of Washington, Seattle, working with our collaborator Prof. Andre Lieber, and learning how to generate next-generation adenoviral vectors.
December 2023
Enjoying hot chocolates and mulled wine at the Christmas Market, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Kemp team!
November 2023
Sian went to Frankfurt, Germany to attend the Friedreich’s Ataxia: Basic Science Retreat, organised by European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS). Here, she presented her early in vivo findings on Autologous haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for people with Friedreich's ataxia.
October 2023
Kelly, Nicole, Bruno and Kevin running the Bath Half Marathon, turns out endurance isn’t just for experiments!
August 2023
Enjoying our yearly camping trip, this time hiking in the beautiful Brecon Beacons, Wales.
July 2023
Department day trip to West Country Water Park, a fantastic day out of the lab, filled with fun and team spirit!
June 2023
The Kemp Lab goes to Cardiff to the GW4 Stem Cell Research Day, where Sian presented her work on using stem cells and gene therapy to treat Friedreich’s ataxia. Followed by a fun day trip around Cardiff city.
May 2023
Kevin was invited as the keynote speaker at the Congress of the Hellenic Society of Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine in Athens, where he presented on haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy and neural repair.
February 2023
Congratulations to Bruno for securing the PCRBiosystems Runner-Up Prize, keep those PCRs running!
November 2022
Kevin and Sian attended the International Congress for Ataxia Research, Dallas, Texas, USA, where Sian received a travel grant from Ataxia UK to present her work on an ex vivo haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for Friedreich’s ataxia.
July 2022
Kevin, Sian and Nicole attended 13th FENS Forum of Neuroscience in Paris, France, with Nicole presenting the poster. The conference brought together neuroscientists from around the world, offering a valuable opportunity to share research, engage with the latest developments in the field, and reconnect face-to-face after nearly two years of virtual meetings.
June 2022
Nicole was awarded a place on the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Young Investigator Training Programme, supporting a two-week research visit in the Dr. Devrim Kilinc’s lab at the Institut Pasteur de Lille, France.