The Rob Clarke Awards were one of the highlights of the Member Forum held on Thursday 4 December 2025 at The Royal Society of Medicine, London (UK). The award recognises excellence in undergraduate physiology projects.
11 students were shortlisted for an Abstract Award and invited to present a poster at the Member Forum for final judging. The judges were impressed with all the finalists, and presented the following awards to:
Rob Clarke Presentation Award Winner
Grace Kimber
Poster title: The impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor networks and behaviour in healthy humans
Joint Runners Up
Alexander Lambert
Poster title: Student-Led Development of the EMG Physiology Curriculum at Hull York Medical School
Sanya Dalal
Poster title: Validation of diminished beta oscillation changes as an ALS biomarker
The judges praised Grace Kimber, Alexander Lambert and Sanya Dalal for their excellent presentations and responses to questions, as well as their enthusiasm and knowledge of their research areas.
Finalists – Rob Clarke Abstract Winners
Grace Kimber, University of Oxford
The impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor networks and behaviour in healthy humans
Alexander Lambert, Hull York Medical School
Student-Led Development of the EMG Physiology Curriculum at Hull York Medical School
Sanya Dalal, Trinity College Dublin
Validation of diminished beta oscillation changes as an ALS biomarker
Humayra Chowdhury, University of Westminster
How does exercise suppress appetite in female participants? The role of the menstrual cycle
Binyu Luo, Kings College London
Opposing Actions of Hypocapnia and Hypercapnia on Human Neuronal Excitability Via a Shared Sodium Channel Mechanism
Arsha (Harshdeep) Kaur, Cardiff University
The Impact of Acute Exercise on Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure Regulation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Ciara Kavanagh, Trinity College Dublin
Test-Retest Reliability of Candidate Resting-State EEG Biomarkers: Implications for Neurodegenerative Disease Monitoring
Libby Harris, University of Bristol
Central immune response in a rat model of pre-term birth
Dipa Baral, University of East London
Unveiling the Aging Clock: Longitudinal Profiling of Human iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes
Yoon-Young Choi, University of Oxford
Functional characterisation of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia cell model using patient-derived hiPSC cardiomyocytes
Shuyang Feng, University College London
Interpreting Peripheral Oxygen Saturation Variability in Critical Illness: A Directional Framework Adjusted for Hypoxia Severity
Many congratulations to all the awardees and a huge thank you to all the judges who were involved, including Hugh Montgomery, Áine Kelly, Catherine Hall and Stuart Gray.