Dr Jenny Spiga specialises in dosimetry, Monte-Carlo simulations and experiments for new radiation therapy techniques that employ the latest X-ray sources. Prior to joining this position, Jenny was an Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick, UK, which she joined in 2017 as a Daphne Jackson Fellow first and STFC IAA Fellow then. Jenny graduated in Physics and got her PhD from the University of Cagliari, Italy, during which she started a long-lasting collaboration with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. Jenny’s research focuses on Microbeam Radiation Therapy as a novel therapeutic approach to overcome radioresistant tumours.
Jenny’s research is a great fit for the group, bringing in a new avenue to help improve patient outcomes.