Dr. David Riglar

Assistant Professor

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Biography

David Riglar is an Assistant Professor at Imperial College London, specializing in Engineering Biology in the Department of Infectious Disease within the Faculty of Medicine. His research focuses on the gut microbiota, which plays a critical role in maintaining health, with alterations linked to various diseases including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, and diabetes. His lab combines synthetic biology, imaging, and sequencing techniques to explore the functions of gut microbiota in health and disease, developing innovative technologies and engineered probiotics to control the gut environment. David has held prestigious fellowships such as the Wellcome Trust/Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellowship and has completed a postdoc at Harvard Medical School's Wyss Institute. His academic journey includes a PhD from the University of Melbourne where he researched malaria parasites using advanced imaging. Riglar invites collaborators interested in this exciting field to reach out for discussion.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

2013-01-01 — 2014-01-01

Harvard Medical School • United States

Conducted research on synthetic biology approaches to engineer bacteria for probing the mammalian gut environment.

Research Fellow

2014-01-01 — Present

Imperial College London • United Kingdom

Leading a lab focused on understanding gut microbiota and developing innovative probiotic technologies.

Awards

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Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award

2016-01-01
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BASF Science Technology Award

2015-01-01
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Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research

2014-01-01
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Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence in PhD Thesis

2014-01-01
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in PhD Thesis

2014-01-01
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Royal Society Victoria Young Scientist Research Prize

2011-01-01

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.