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Ruby Huang

Ruby is a junior year student in London, and the founder of the Nexus competition. She took 14 GCSEs, achieving twelve Grade 9s and two Grade 8s (all A stars). Currently, she is studying maths, further maths, physics and economics for her A-Levels. She is honoured to be a member of the national team for the international final of the 39th Mathematical and Logical Games in Tunisia. She is also an accomplished musician, obtaining a clarinet diploma and two grade 8 distinctions on piano and violin. As a passionate mathematician, Ruby aspires to study mathematics at university. She also wants to improve access opportunities for students, which she is currently working on through her WhatsApp community Beyond A*. If you would like to join this community, click the button below.

Dr Lei Huang

Dr Lei Huang obtained his PhD in Molecular Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia in the US and currently works as a Senior Lecturer in Translational Immunology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University.
Dr Huang’s research focuses on how immune dysregulation causes disease such as infection, autoimmunity and cancer, and how to target immune pathways to treat these diseases. He has published more than 60 research articles in journals like Cancer Research, Journal of Immunology, Frontiers in Immunology and Journal of Immunotherapy for Cancer. His work has been cited extensively for more than 5000 times. Dr Huang also holds 2 US patents and 1 Chinese patent for treating cancer and autoimmunity.

Dr Rong Ou

Dr Rong Ou obtained her PhD in Molecular Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia in the US and currently works as a Senior Research and Postdoctoral Research Associate in a laboratory.
Dr Ou specialises in studying T cell immunity against viruses in infections like the influenza A virus or the Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis virus. Some T lymphocytes lose their function during a virus infection and a similar mechanism also occurs in cancer, which leads to lack of immune control of cancer cells. Dr Ou’s work has contributed significantly to the understanding of how T cells lose their activity in cancers and chronic infections, and it has also provided a new drug target on treating these diseases.