Seven Questions with... Katherine Wang

Katherine Wang - This week we meet UCL alumna Katherine Wang, who recently won £62,500 for her project LymphMotion, a wearable med-tech device aimed at helping alleviate the pain and symptoms of lymphedema. Here, she chats to us about her favourite sports activities to try out in London. What are you studying, why are you interested in this subject and what do you plan to do in the future?. I am a biomedical scientist by background, but ever since I did my MSc in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering at UCL, I have been fascinated by how engineering could be used to solve medical problems. It was just such a different world to looking down a microscope at cells or chromosomes. It lead me to doing a PhD in orthopaedic trauma and medical devices at UCL, during which time I designed a medical implant to help with fractures after hip replacements. Currently, I am developing a wearable med-tech device - LymphMotion , which aims to alleviate the pain and swelling caused by lymphoedema and improve the quality of life in patients.