Maryam Nina Hardy
MSc
DPhil student
- DPhil Molecular and Cellular Medicine
- AfOx Trust Prize Scholar (2023)
- Clarendon Scholar (2023)
- Black Academic Future Scholar (2023)
- MSc Biotechnology, Chevening Alumni (2021)
Originating from Ghana, she is driven by her passion for understanding immune responses during viral infections, with a focus on host-viral interactions. Her current research at Oxford is centred on analysing the immunoglobulin repertoire in Hepatitis B infection. She aspires to employ antibodies in identifying drug targets for Hepatitis B.
Her previous research primarily focused on viral diseases in Ghana and Uganda, including Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Parvoviruses, COVID-19, and Rotaviruses. Nina's notable achievements include developing a diagnostic tool for a novel parvovirus and Sepsis detection and collaborating with a Scottish biotech firm on an HPV diagnostic tool. She has also explored the use of synthetic oligonucleotide-encoded libraries to study human serum antibody profiles through phage immunoprecipitation sequencing at the Centre for Virus Research (CVR), Glasgow.
She aims to become a professor and contribute to Africa's research and public health solutions for viral infectious diseases.