Dr Laura Sinclair (née Bramwell) researches the molecular basis of ageing and age-related disease, and has been working at the University of Exeter since 2018. She works across two roles: a Lecturer in Healthcare in the Medical Imaging department and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the RNA-Mediated Mechanisms of Disease (Team RNA) research team. She is a Trustee of the British Society for Research on Ageing and has recently joined the editorial board for the British Journal of Biomedical Sciences. Team RNA is led by Professor Lorna Harries and work closely with Senisca Ltd. Dr Sinclair achieved a BSc and MSc by Research from the University of Reading, before joining the University of Exeter as a researcher in the Adipose Tissue Biology group and a laboratory technician.

Dr Sinclair was the first student to hold the prestigious PhD studentship and research funding pipeline for early career scientists as part of the charity Animal Free Research UK’s Animal Replacement Centre of Excellence 2.0. Her PhD investigated the mechanisms of senescence and drug repurposing for ageing and age-related disease.