Following my dissertation research project, I am currently investigating the assembly and distribution of germ plasm granules throughout early embryogenesis in zebrafish embryos. This involves learning techniques in animal husbandry and using model organisms. I’ve learnt fluorescence microscopy skills and have been fortunate to use both confocal, spinning disc and multiphoton microscopes. This, combined with new computing and image analysis skills, have made for a challenging and rewarding project.

I researched a way to create new cell lines with both the telomeres and kinetochores of chromosomes labelled, in order to study their dynamics.