Freya Leif Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• Awarded highly competitive MRC DiMeN DTP studentship• Research project: Investigating glucocorticoid receptor modulators as new therapies for treatingtriple negative breast cancer• Techniques included: qPCR, spheroid cell culture, proliferation assays, metabolism assays, westernblot, FACS, immunofluorescence and brightfield microscopy and live-cell imaging• Presentation of work at internal and external research meetings and conferences• Management of laboratory space, external ordering and consumables budgets• Training and mentoring of undergraduate, MRes and PhD students

Leeds, United Kingdom

Teaching and marking of assessments for undergraduate and Master’s workshops both in person and online. Workshops included data analysis, research project planning and journal clubs.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Representing the postgraduate student body at faculty and university forums. Worked with other student representatives to organise a welcome event and Postgraduate Symposium. Responsibilities included budget management, arranging catering, liaising with symposium sponsors and advertising.

A founding member of DiMeN Diversity, a group set up to promote and support diversity in STEM. Working in a growing team to plan long-term strategy, create social media content and run events, including online workshops and an ongoing seminar series. Analysing feedback data to provide more high-quality events.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Representing the Leeds cohort of DTP students at management board meetings and organising local social events. Involved in the organisation of the 2019 Knowledge Exchange Forum, creating the abstract book and assisting general running of the event. Hosted online meetings on a variety of topics for the whole DTP cohort.

Mentoring A level students over email to support their university application and career plans.

Sales and marketing of online courses for life scientists to a global audience, creating promotional material for the website, creating original video and written course content as well as testing new course spaces. Working as a team to develop sales strategy and deliver course content to meet client deadlines.

Leeds, United Kingdom

I was involved with the HTCf during my final year of university, attending their national conference in November and their subsequent four part workshop series. The workshops involved working as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop novel products for unmet surgical needs which were presented to industry experts at a Dragons Den event.

Leeds, United Kingdom

A six week laboratory placement in the Astbury Centre at the University of Leeds, using alanine scanning to determine the amino acids of importance in the interaction between an Affimer protein and the TRPV1 ion channel. Supervisor: Dr Darren Tomlinson

Crowborough, England, United Kingdom

Providing excellent customer service at checkouts. Supervisory duties included roster organisation, cashing up and handling complex enquiries and complaints with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Investigating glucocorticoid receptor modulators as new therapies for treating triple-negative breast cancer. Primary supervisor: Dr Laura.

Mbiol, Bsc, Biotechnology With Enterprise, First Class

Activities and Societies: Course representative for Biotechnology with Enterprise.My degree in Biotechnology with Enterprise consisted.