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Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Utilised intravital microscopy to study platelet-neutrophil interactions and NETosis within the liver during sepsis
• Gained experience in mouse handling, anaesthesia, IP injection, tail vein injection/cannulation, jugular vein cannulation, non-recovery liver surgery
• S. aureus bacterial culture
• Resonant-scanning confocal microscopy to study leukocyte recruitment, platelet-neutrophil interactions and NETosis in real-time
• ImageJ analysis of IVM movies

Preston, United Kingdom

• Summer job during University holidays
• Worked in team to provide outstanding care for client's pets
• Strong communication skills required to co-ordinate team members, ensuring completion of daily tasks within set time-frame, whilst also providing excellent customer service
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Stevenage, United Kingdom

• Based in the Respiratory Therapeutic Area Unit where I was involved in a number of projects within the Fibrosis and Lung Injury Discovery Perfomance Unit (FLI DPU)
• Developed techniques such as primary cell culture (bronchial epithelial cells and human lung fibroblasts from explants), tissue slice preparation, compound preparation, immunocytochemistry, fluorescence microscopy and.
• Responsible for carrying out a range of experiments and presenting my data and findings, not only to my specific project team, but also the rest of the FLI DPU
• Became a key contributor within the project team, and was actively involved in group discussions about ongoing research and the steps we could take going forwardAchievements:- Received two Reward and Recognition awards.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Immunology And Immunotherapy

• Utilised cirrhotic and hepatocellular carcinoma patient samples, fresh human liver tissue and primary human cells to apply in vitro.

Mres Inflammatory Disease, Biomedical Research

Two independent research projects: 1. "Effects of TLR4 signalling on vomocytosis of C. neoformans from host macrophages" Mammalian cell.

Bsc Medical Sciences (Industrial), Biomedical Sciences, General, First Class Honours

Achievements: - Academic Scholarship 2013/14 for obtaining A*AA at A-Level and first class grade in first year of study - Named on the.

A-Levels: Mathematics (A*), Biology (A), Chemistry (A), As-Levels: Further Mathematics (A), Psychology (A)

Activities and Societies: I was selected for the Science Academy within college, which involved attendance on study day, working both.