Dr Rachael Tan is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer who joined the Department of Diabetes in 2024 under the leadership of Dr Marietta Stadler. She completed her PhD funded by the MRC Clinical Research Fellowship at the Centre of Endocrinology at Bart's Hospital in 2023 where she investigated the role of inflammation in the very early development of craniopharyngioma tumours. She is concurrently completing her clinical training in diabetes and endocrinology at King's College Hospital.