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Basic Questions on the limits of human knowledge have long found a natural home in philosophy. However, in the twentieth century Kurt Gödel, Alonzo Church, Alan Turning and others moved many of the more concrete forms of these questions into the purview of mathematics. It is their work that founded many modern topics in theoretical computer science and mathematical logic. My own research will concern the intersection of these two subjects, asking questions about the limitations of computation (understood very broadly) and the logical languages in which we define our objects of study. Although these subjects obviously influence our understanding of what may be done with ordinary computers, they also have a deep impact on our understanding of computation and definability more generally. Indeed, this marriage of the pure and the applied, combined with the philosophical intrigue behind so many of these questions, makes this topic uniquely interesting.

I am studying for an MPhil in Atomic and Optical Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory this year. I am from Southern New Jersey in the US, and graduated in June 2009 with a BS in Physics and minor in Mathematics from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2010 I plan to go to Harvard to study for a PhD in Physics. I also intend to become involved in outreach efforts aimed at getting young people to appreciate and become comfortable with science.

Growing up as the child of a South African and Zimbabwean, my nights were filled with legends of the native wildlife. I developed a deep appreciation for biodiversity. My time at Colorado State University helped clarify my path forward. My courses opened my eyes to the beauty of the natural world and my work in the Animal Molecular Genetics lab honed my scientific passion. It was here that I realized my aptitude for science could aid the fight against extinction.My defining career goal is to lead a research team dedicated to studying reproduction on a molecular level with the objective of developing strategies to preserve biodiversity and prevent species extinction. At the University of Cambridge, my PhD project would focus on defining the composition of transcriptional condensates within a well-known pathway responsible for explosive cell proliferation. With implications in cancer research, in-vitro fertilization, and RNA therapeutics, this project is a step on the path towards protecting both humans and the animal kingdom.

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Colorado State University Biochemistry
Colorado State University Biomedical Sciences

Montana Duke Wilson is an enrolled member of the Gros Ventre tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and is descendent of the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Prior to receiving his bachelor degrees, Wilson held commissions as the Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Assistant Public Defender, and Associate Public Defender for the Fort Peck Tribes. Currently, Wilson serves as a Magistrate in the Fort Peck Tribal Court, under the supervision of the Chief Judge. Wilson’s undergraduate education is a BA in Political Science, a BS in Economics, and a minor in Native American Studies from Montana State University Bozeman. Wilson’s education focuses on governing institutions, most notably tribal governments, and how an individual’s decision affects economic development policies. During his undergraduate career, Wilson served as a peer instructor for NASX 497: Study in Federal Indian Law & Policy for the MSU Department of Native American Studies. Furthermore, Wilson served as a research assistant and peer instructor for ECNS 105: The Study in the Economic Way of Thinking and ECNS 206: The Study in the Principles of Macroeconomics for the MSU Department of Agricultural Economics & Economics. In 2016, Wilson was awarded the national Udall Scholarship in the field of tribal public policy for his work on tribal economic development. While at the University of Cambridge, Wilson will pursue an MPhil in Development Studies. Upon the successful completion of his MPhil, Wilson plans to return to his reservation to pursue a career in economic development for his tribes.

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Montana State University

While an undergraduate at Lee University, I was introduced to anthropology as a powerful tool of insight and understanding. During my M.Sc. in Social Anthropology at the University College London, I conducted ethnographic fieldwork among Pentecostal Christians in Appalachia who practice a century-old tradition of handling venomous snakes in the context of worship. During my research, a death in the serpent-handling community captured public interest leading to the community’s engagement with journalists who often framed the community as 'backwards' or 'crazy.' I watched as the church community tried to counter the public narrative surrounding their religious practice. My experiences teaching anthropology at Western Wyoming Community College and at Lee University has only further reinforced my belief that understanding human differences and similarities is invaluable in breaking down barriers of fear and prejudice. Having worked in refugee and migrant communities in India, Egypt and Tennessee, I have seen how fear of differences can ostracize the imaginary ‘other.’ During my Ph.D. in Social Anthropology at Cambridge, my research has focused on the ethnographic study of values and the role of hope in motivating action among asylum seekers waiting on asylum procedures in the Aegean. It is by focusing on the values of hope and of an ideal 'good life' that some insight might be gained which situates refugees not as political nor as suffering strangers, but as morally evaluative humans distinctly and deeply informed by their unique cultural experiences.

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Lee University
University College London

My deep interest in social behaviour, together with the fact that I come from a developing country, led me to enquire about the ways to overcome the barriers to improve living standards. Realising that economic reasoning helps greatly to solve this puzzle, I decided to pursue a career in Economics. Thanks to the Gates Cambridge Trust I have now the opportunity to refine and expand my expertise on development economics for policy design and to learn among colleagues from a wide cultural spectrum.

What if we could non-invasively characterize individual tumors by their metabolism? That would have substantial effect on the choice of therapy, monitoring therapy response and would thus advance the whole field of precision medicine. Hyperpolarized MRI offers capabilities to watch tumor metabolism by providing molecular probes which are either sensitive to metabolic processes or whose transformation to their metabolic products can be followed in real-time. Despite extensive characterization of those molecular probes, clinical translation is still lacking for most of them. Within my PhD at the department of Radiology in Cambridge I will translate one of those molecular probes into clinics.From my early days as a physics undergraduate in Munich, I was drawn to innovative, interdisciplinary applications of natural sciences, especially to those, having a positive impact on humanity. Further pursuing a master’s degree in Medical Physics, I found passion in the field of hyperpolarized MRI during my thesis, where I developed a molecular pH sensor myself. My ultimate scientific goal is to bridge the gap between research and the clinical translation of promising molecular probes.

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Technical University Munich Biomed. Eng. and Med. Physics 2021
Technical University Munich Physics 2018

For most of us, reaching for an object, such as an apple or a pen, is something done seamlessly without requiring much thought. However, carrying out a voluntary movement requires a stream of intricate computations in the brain for planning, initiating, and executing even a simple action. Many neurological and psychiatric disorders – and also healthy ageing – can all influence these computations. My research interests lie in understanding these changes that occur across the lifespan and in cases of disease. I use behavioural tasks that tap into principles from computational neuroscience: for example the integration of different sources of information for performing an action. I combine these tasks with brain imaging methods, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, which allows me to examine the activity and connectivity of brain networks. My ongoing research following my PhD at Cambridge looks at the effect of age on the brain's motor system. Ageing is typically associated with increased variability in performance across individuals. My research endeavour, therefore, is to find the markers that not only predict healthy ageing, but also those that identify the brain changes that put people at risk to their well-being. Alongside research, I work in clinical psychiatry at Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/noham-wolpe-51577472

Studying at Cambridge enhanced my analytical reasoning and writing skills, which I use daily in the law.

I am a researcher, evaluator, and consultant for the arts and cultural sector. Currently, I work as Senior Manager, Children, Young People, and Learning at Arts Council England, where I play a key role in developing strategy and policy on creative and cultural education. I am also a Trustee of Magpie Dance, a charity empowering people with learning disabilities through inclusive dance programmes.

As a developmental psychologist and gender researcher, I study various aspects of human development with an emphasis on gender, based on theories involving socialization, cognitive development, hormones and genes. What fascinates me most is how socio-experiential factors magnify small inborn gender differences and how much the two genders have been misunderstood. I have researched causes of behavioral masculinization in females with a disorder of sex development, as well as the development and causes of preferences for sex-typed color and toy preferences in typically-developing children. In the latter study, I also explored whether reversing the sex-typicality of colors of sex-typed toys could lead to more flexible play patterns in boys and girls. Currently, I am conceptualizing ways to help females catch up with males on visuo-spatial abilities through early experiences, as well as media portrayal of gender differences and its effect on parenting and education practices.

I am a pianist, harpsichordist and conductor studying Performance Studies in the Music Faculty at Cambridge. My current and former research interests have included translation studies, musical transcription, 20th-century French music, musical memory, time, mathematics, and the mind. As a performer, my interests run the gamut from historically informed performance, to experimental/multidisciplinary concert experiences, to promoting works by female composers. I hold a BA in Mathematics&Philosophy from Yale College, and a MMus in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. www.naomiwoo.com

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University of Western Australia

My work focuses on the role of culture and media, broadly defined, in human rights advocacy. I'm also interested in information warfare, and the ways in which technology is changing international affairs.