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South San Francisco, California, United States

London, United Kingdom

Based at the Francis Crick Institute and the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCLSupervisors: Prof. Adrian Isaacs and Dr. Jeremy CarltonThesis title: The role of ESCRT-mediated membrane repair in neurodegenerative disease

New York, Ny

Tutor for high school level Chemistry, Biology and Earth Science

New York, Ny

Summer internship and semester as MA thesis student under the supervisor of Professor Ulrich Hengst at the The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain.During my summer project I investigated the transcriptional effects of Aβ1-42 exposure in primary neuronal cultures. In my MA thesis project I evaluated a new design of microfluidic chambers for the study of isolated synapses.

Exeter, Uk

Co-founder of the Exeposé Science & Tech section. Coordinated, edited, and contributed articles for the section and designed layouts of the biweekly print editions.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Summer placement at Neuro-Bio under the supervision of Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield. During this time I was trained in basic lab techniques in molecular biology and investigated the affinity of various compounds for the alpha-7 nicotinic receptor. My contribution to this project was published in Neuropharmacology.

Master'S Degree, Biotechnology

Supervisor: Professor Ulrich Hengst Master's thesis title: Studying Isolated Synapses with Microfluidic Devices: Evaluation.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Molecular And Cellular Biosciences With Psychology

Supervisor: Professor Andrew Randall Undergraduate thesis title: An electrophysiological investigation into the effect of glucose.

Education record