Staff profile

PhD project

Investigating the use of IR1068 light therapy to regulate the inflammatory, immune and thrombotic responses to COVID-19, both in vitro and in vivo, with particular focus on neuroprotection.

Working thesis title: Photobiomodulation approach for COVID-19 treatment in Drosophila melanogaster: validation and mechanism

Education

Natural Sciences BSc in Biology and Chemistry from Durham University (2020).

Final year literature review titled 'The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the pathophysiology and treatment of major depressive disorder' 

• Drosophila
• Neurobiology of mental illnesses
• Neuroscience
• Photobiomodulation
• Viral infection
• Science outreach

Journal Article

• Kitchen, L. C., Berman, M., Halper, J., & Chazot, P. (2022). Rationale for 1068 nm Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT) as a Novel, Non-Invasive Treatment for COVID-19 and Other Coronaviruses: Roles of NO and Hsp70. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(9), Article 5221. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23095221