Event
“My Career in Science and Politics”
General Seminar for all Students and Staff by Dr Lauren Sullivan MP (former Dundee undergraduate and postgraduate and now Member of Parliament)
Monday 16 February 2026
University of Dundee
Dow Street
Dundee DD1 5HL
Host: Professor Mike Ferguson
Venue: MSI Large Lecture Theatre, SLS
Biography: Lauren obtained her degree (2008) and PhD (2012) in Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. Her PhD project used quantitative proteomics to discover diagnostic antigens for human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and to develop a prototype lateral flow diagnostic device for that disease. That device is now in commercial production by Abbot and in use for disease surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa. She subsequently performed post-doctoral studies at the Crick Institute on malaria as a Daphne Jackson fellow. In 2024, she was elected Member of Parliament for Gravesham, Kent. Lauren serves on several cross-party committees, including the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee and is the Chair of POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology). In this talk, Lauren will reflect on her career in Science and Politics.