Skip to main content
Sarah Youde   FHEA CSci

Dr Sarah Youde

(she/her)

FHEA CSci

Teams and roles for Sarah Youde

Overview

  • I am a technnical speciliast providing support for the division of Cancer and Genetics, School of Medicine.
  • I provide training for all new staff, including safety inductions, ensuring consistency amd continuity across users.
  • I manage health and safety requirements for the facilities ensuring, current legislation is followed.
  • I ensure equipment is maintained to ensure the safety of users of the facilites.

Publication

2016

2009

2008

2006

2005

2000

1998

1996

Erthyglau

Research

  • I provide technical expertise to carry out research project work.

Teaching

  • I lecture on the CITER (Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair) MSc course run by Cardiff University Dental School.

Biography

 

My current position is techncal specilaist in the divsion of Cancer and Gentics, School of Medicine.

 

Research and teaching

  • I lecture on Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair (CITER) MSc courses run by the Dental School.
  • I undertake independent research.
  • I maintain cultures for individuals who have a heavy workload or are away.
  • I maintain a cell bank of mycoplasma free cells.
  • I am involved in Science in Health providing taster days to AS level students.

TC 

  • Before starting work in tissue culture, all new departmental members’ and students undergo a TC induction, which involves an oral and practical component; the practical induction is carried out on a 1:1 basis. 
  • I have created the induction material and am responsible for keeping it up to date. 
  • I decide the competency of the new user ensuring they are safe to work alone.

Safety

  • I am deputy fire warden.

Team and department duties

  • I maintain the inventory of all equipment within the department.
  • I manage the departmental standard operating procedure and risk assessment data bases.

Building duties

University duties

 

  • I am a member of the university Genetic Modification and Biological Agents Safety Committee. 
  • I am a member of the university Biobank review committee.
  •  I am a member of the team organising the Cardiff University Technical Staff Conference.
  • I am a member of the University Technical Services Working group.

 

Wider roles

 

·        I am a member of the committee organizing the IST annual conference to be held in September 2025.

 

  PhD  

The role of stress proteins in the initiation of autoimmune thyroid disease.  Cardiff University 1997.

Degree:

B.Sc. (Hons.) Biomedical Sciences               I Class             Cardiff University 1992.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 




Honours and awards

  • Nominated for an outstanding contibution award, 2024, as part of the team organising the Cardiff University Technical Conference.
  • I graduated from the Herschel Programme for Women in Technical Leadership, 2022.
  • I won the William O'Grady prize for technicians 2018, part of Cardiff University's Celebrating Excellence Awards.
  • I was nominated for the Royal Society of Biology HE Bioscience Technician of the Year 2018.

 

 

 

Professional memberships

  • I am a registered Chartered Scientist.
  • I am a member of the IST.

Academic positions

 

Committees and reviewing

  • I am a member of the committee organising the IST conference for 2023.

Supervisions

  • I supervise both under gradaute and post graduate students whose projects include tissue culture.

Contact Details

Email YoudeS@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone +44 29225 12081
Campuses Cancer Genetics Building, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Stem cells
  • cell culture