DrSzymon Manka

I am an Academic Lead for the Molecular Basis of Human Disease stream within the MRes in Biomedical Research at Imperial College London. This stream is designed for students with a biochemical or biophysical background who wish to pursue further study in a medically relevant area, as well as for students with a biomedical background who want to deepen their understanding of the fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms that drive disease.

Further information about the programme is available on the Imperial course page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/molecular-basis-of-human-disease/.

I also provide research projects, placements, tutoring, academic leadership, and mentorship to students from other courses across Imperial and beyond and to early career researchers and fellows.

I served as the PI for Imperial's iGEM 2026 team, which competed in the world's largest synthetic biology competition.