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Ruby
Mullens

Trainee Patent Attorney

Manchester Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 161 247 4900
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Experience

Ruby graduated in 2023 with a first class Master's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, where she was awarded scholarships and prizes for academic performance. She since joined HGF's Manchester office in January 2025 as a trainee patent attorney in the life sciences team.

She has a broad technical background, having studied genetics, molecular & cellular biology, metabolic processes, macromolecular structures, drug design, chemical pharmacology, bacterial warfare, antibiotic resistance, and biochemical methods while at university.

During her Master's year she undertook a research project in neurobiology, using a range of in-vitro and in-vivo gene editing techniques to investigate the role of tumour-associated lncRNAs in neural migration. During this year, she also carried out a comprehensive review on β2-adrenoreceptor signaling in skeletal muscle, providing valuable insights into its therapeutic potential for glucometabolic regulation.

Her special interests and expertise lie in human metabolic regulation, cellular signaling, cancer biology, disease pathogenesis, and anti-infectives.

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Qualifications

Trainee

MBIOCHEM

MBiochem in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Oxford (First Class Honours)

OTHER

Supplemental Subject in Chemical Pharmacology (Distinction)

Recognition

Nuffield Scholarship in Biochemistry, St Hilda's College, University of Oxford

Porter Prize for Performance, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford

Proxime Accessit Gibbs Prize for Performance, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford

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