Inclusive Culture Ambassadors 2026
The Inclusive Culture Ambassadors applied to the scheme in late 2025, and have kicked off the year excited to get to work on projects to further the inclusivity of their workplaces.
Kamila Szulc-Lerch (she/her)
Senior Research Associate and MRI Graduate Programme Deputy Director. More on her MSD profile page.
Dr Kamila Szulc-Lerch is a Senior Research Associate in Preclinical Imaging and Plasticity Groups and Deputy Director of the OxCIN MRI Graduate Programme. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Imaging from New York University and her doctoral studies focused on the development and optimisation of novel preclinical MRI methods to non-invasively study brain development in vivo. She is a recipient of Brain Canada and Kids Brain Health Network postdoctoral fellowships and did her postdoctoral training at the Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe) at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Her current research focuses on studies of intersex rodent models with atypical combinations of sex chromosomes and gonadal sex, such as XY mice or rats with female gonads and XX mice or rats with male gonads.
"I strongly believe that a thriving scientific and academic environment requires an active commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. As an Inclusive Culture Ambassador, I want to help bring greater awareness to the complexities of biological sex determination and to contribute to a nuanced understanding of sex as a biological variable, both in scientific research as well as in the way research findings are communicated. I also would like to work towards improving intersex awareness, visibility and inclusion within academic spaces."
Jasmine Blane (she/her)
DPhil Student and OBHC manager. More on her psychiatry profile page.
"I am a DPhil student and Manager of the Oxford Brain Health Clinic (OBHC). My DPhil research focuses on translating remote cognitive assessments for patients attending the OBHC, with a particular interest in improving accessibility and inclusivity in research participation. Alongside this, I am the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Lead for the Oxford Health BRC Dementia Theme, where I coordinate a PPI group comprising people living with dementia and their families. I am particularly interested in supporting colleagues with caring responsibilities and those living with chronic health conditions. I hope to continue promoting flexible, compassionate working practices within OxCIN."