BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

As a student assay development scientist, I gained a solid understanding of preclinical development, clinical trial process as well as regulatory requirements, with hands on experience in molecular biology techniques, such as PCR, Q-PCR and ELISA testing. Also boosting my scientific research, data analysis and scientific writing skills. I have excellent communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.

Work experience, shadowing research scientists and the Director of Research Operations at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool. During this week I gained insight into Histology, the Biobank, Pharmacology department. I also met with the logistics team, to understand the processes of running a business and the hospitals move into the city centre and the Clinical trial department where I met families first hand involved in the trials, driving home the importance of the work and researched carried out here.

Worked within my local pony club branch with coaching the younger members both on their yard duties and equestrian skills. Coaching younger members through their efficiency tests.

Spent a number of weeks in the private physiotherapy sector, shadowing and observing. Mainly seeing acute sporting injuries and working with semi-pro athletes.

Spent a month shadowing NHS physiotherapists, both on the out patient wards and in patient wards. Assisting with injuries and rehab of people with sorting and day to day injuries as well as working in the geriatric unit with patients recovering from major surgeries.