Dr. Katelyn Spillane

Associate Professor

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Biography

Katelyn Spillane graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2006 with a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.A. in Music. She received her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 2011, under the supervision of Professor Richard Mathies. Subsequently, she was awarded an NIH fellowship to study at the University of Oxford with Professor Philipp Kukura in the Department of Chemistry. In 2013, she transitioned to immune cell biology, joining the MRC National Institute for Medical Research at the Francis Crick Institute, where she worked with Dr. Pavel Tolar. In 2018, she was appointed as a lecturer and later as a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics at King’s College London. In 2024, she moved to the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London. Her research interests include immune cell biology, mechanobiology, and biophysics.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Department of Life Sciences • Imperial College London

Engaged in teaching and research, focusing on immune cell biology and biophysics.

Senior Lecturer

— Present

Department of Physics • King’s College London

Lectured and conducted research in the field of immune cell biology.

Lecturer

— Present

Department of Physics • King’s College London

Involved in academic instruction and research initiatives.

Researcher

— Present

MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Francis Crick Institute • London

Conducted research in immune cell biology.

Fellow

— Present

University of Oxford • Oxford

Awarded NIH fellowship for research in physical chemistry.

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.