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Dr Jaskaren Kohli

Lecturer

Dr. Jaskaren Kohli is a recently appointed lecturer in Biomedical Sciences. His research interests include links between cellular senescence, innate immunity and disease.

After completing his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of Nottingham, Jaskaren undertook his PhD from 2012 to 2016 at St George's University of London, where he studied how cellular senescence influences melanoma susceptibility. Wanting to continue this line of research, he then moved to the University of Groningen in the Netherlands on a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship in 2017. Here he investigated survival mechanisms in senescent melanocytes, as well as new ways to target them. He moved back to the UK in 2021 to undertake a second postdoctoral position at University College London, where he studied the role of the innate immune system in cancer chemotherapy.

In 2024, Jaskaren was appointed as a lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at Leeds Beckett University.

Research Interests

Jaskaren's research interests lie in how cellular senescence can influence age-associated disease. Senescent cells, known as 'zombie cells' accumulate with age and contribute to various ailments including cancer, heart disease and dementia. His research goals are to elucidate the mechanisms behind how senescent cells cause these diseases and discover new ways to eliminate them. Targeting senescent cells may prove useful to prevent disease and sickness in old age.