Dr. Joy Edwards Hicks

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Joy Edwards-Hicks studied Biomedicine at the University of East Anglia, obtaining her BSc Hons degree in 2013. She moved to Edinburgh to pursue a PhD under Andrew Finch at the Institute of Genetics Cancer, where she developed a passion for metabolic research. In 2017, she conducted postdoctoral studies with Professor Erika Pearce at the Max Planck Institute of Immunology and Epigenetics in Germany, focusing on how metabolism regulates T cell signaling and function. In 2021, she joined the University of Cambridge to work with Christoph Hess on translational immunometabolism. In 2023, she was awarded a BBSRC Discovery Fellowship to investigate the role of lipid metabolism in T cell aging. In 2024, she was awarded the ESAT fellowship to lead a group at the Institute of Regeneration and Repair.

Research Interests

Experience

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

2023-01-01 — Present

Centre Inflammation Research • Edinburgh, UK

Investigating age-related metabolic changes and their impact on lymphocyte signaling function.

Awards

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BBSRC Discovery Fellowship

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ESAT Fellowship

Requirements for University of Edinburgh

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.25
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in business, management, or related subject
Application Checklist
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  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Marketing