Biography:Camilla Pang
Camilla Pang | |
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| Born | Camilla Sih Mai Pang February 1992 (age 32) |
| Other names | Millie Pang |
| Education | Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol (BSc) University College London (PhD) |
| Awards | Royal Society Prize for Science Books (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Developing a computational approach to investigate the impacts of disease-causing mutations on protein function. (2018) |
| Doctoral advisor | Christine Orengo[1] |
| Website | {{{1}}} |
Camilla Sih Mai Pang (born February 1992) is a British computational biologist,[2] writer, and autism advocate. In 2020, she was awarded the Royal Society Prize for Science Books for her memoir, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships.[3]
Early life and education
Pang has said that she was not a typical child, and evaluated her early friendships in terms of computer code.[4] At the age of eight Pang was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and asked her mother whether there was an instruction manual for life.[5][6] Pang attended Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire.[7] She studied mathematics, physics, biology and art for GCE Advanced Level.[7] Pang joined the University of Bristol as an undergraduate student, where she specialised in biochemistry. She earned a PhD in computational biology at University College London where her research was supervised by Christine Orengo.[1][8][9][10]
Career
After earning her doctorate, Pang joined a pharmaceutical company[clarification needed] as a postdoctoral researcher.[11] Her research considers the computational model of disease in an effort to identify new pharmaceutical options for neurological diseases.[12]
In 2020 Pang released her first book, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships.[3] The book explores what it means to be human, discussing social etiquette, relationships and perfectionism.[3]
Alongside her scientific research, Pang looks to inspire young people to study science.[13] She has spoken openly about her neurodiversity, and campaigned for increased awareness of autism amongst young women.[12][14]
Awards and honours
Pang was awarded the Royal Society Prize for Science Books in 2020[15][16] for her memoir Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships.[3]
Personal life
At the age of twenty six, Pang was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pang, Camilla Sih Mai (2018). Developing a computational approach to investigate the impacts of disease-causing mutations on protein function. ucl.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University College London. OCLC 1063745930. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.747644.
- ↑ Camilla Pang publications from Europe PubMed Central
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Pang, Camilla (2020). Explaining humans : what science can teach us about life, love and relationships. London: Viking. ISBN 978-0-241-40960-2. OCLC 1143733972.
- ↑ Hewitson, Jessie. "Explaining Humans by Camilla Pang review — 'a stranger in my own species'" (in en). The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/explaining-humans-by-camilla-pang-review-a-stranger-in-my-own-species-pvfmgf590.
- ↑ Commons, Jess. "How Autism Helped Me Understand The Human Brain" (in en-GB). https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/camilla-pang-interview-autism.
- ↑ "The Artists of Data Science - Camilla Pang, PhD". https://theartistsofdatascience.fireside.fm/guests/camilla-pang-phd.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Dr Camilla Pang (IG 2005 – 2010)" (in en-GB). 2020-03-05. https://www.wycliffe.co.uk/the-wycliffian-society/camilla-pang/.
- ↑ Ashford, Paul; Pang, Camilla S. M.; Moya-García, Aurelio A.; Adeyelu, Tolulope; Orengo, Christine A. (2019). "A CATH domain functional family based approach to identify putative cancer driver genes and driver mutations". Scientific Reports 9 (1): 263. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-36401-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 30670742. Bibcode: 2019NatSR...9..263A.
- ↑ Patani, Harshnira; Bunney, Tom D.; Thiyagarajan, Nethaji; Norman, Richard A.; Ogg, Derek; Breed, Jason; Ashford, Paul; Potterton, Andrew et al. (2016). "Landscape of activating cancer mutations in FGFR kinases and their differential responses to inhibitors in clinical use". Oncotarget 7 (17): 24252–24268. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.8132. ISSN 1949-2553. PMID 26992226.
- ↑ Lam, S. D.; Bordin, N.; Waman, V. P.; Scholes, H. M.; Ashford, P.; Sen, N.; van Dorp, L.; Rauer, C. et al. (2020). "SARS-CoV-2 spike protein predicted to form complexes with host receptor protein orthologues from a broad range of mammals". Scientific Reports 10 (1): 16471. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-71936-5. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 33020502. Bibcode: 2020NatSR..1016471L.
- ↑ "Camilla" (in en-US). Lightyear Foundation. https://www.lightyearfoundation.org/camilla.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "The way people process information can change day to day, which can feel creative, but also chaotic." (in en). https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/stories/stories-from-the-spectrum-camilla-pang.
- ↑ team, Code8. "Camilla Pang" (in en-GB). https://petersfraserdunlop.com/clients/camilla-pang/.
- ↑ "Explaining Humans w/ Dr. Camilla Pang" (in en-US). https://futurespodcast.net/episodes/16-drcamillapang.
- ↑ "Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize | Royal Society" (in en-gb). https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/.
- ↑ Anon (2020). "Explaining Humans" (in en-gb). Royal Society. https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2020/explaining-humans/.
- ↑ "Camilla Pang on how science guides her life" (in en). https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/camilla-pang-on-how-science-guides-her-life/.
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