"The Next Generation Fellowship is more than a grant. It is also an invitation to join a vibrant and friendly community."
Miguel Branco, Former CTR Next Generation Felow, CTR Honorary Member
Reader in Genome Regulation Centre for Genomics and Child Health Blizard Institute Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London
The CTR Next Generation Fellowship was an ideal springboard to establish my lab. It provided with the means and independence to delve into a new field, and to generate key preliminary data for career development awards. But the NGF is more than a grant. It is also an invitation to join a vibrant and friendly community. And it is this aspect that has made the largest impact on my research. Having started my NGF from the fringes of trophoblast research, the frequent interactions with these amazing scientists increased my fascination with the field, and steered my research deeper into the world of placental biology. Most of my successful collaborations to date are a direct result of my integration into the CTR community. That the CTR saw in me the potential for cross-disciplinary research is a testament to their vision, and something that I am deeply grateful for.