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London Area, United Kingdom

Supervisor: Dr Folkert van Werven, Senior Group LeaderSelected from 480+ applicants for one of eleven fully funded research projects working in the Cell Fate and Gene Regulation laboratory.Research project focused on elucidating the function of the of the N6-methyladenosine RNA modification in mRNA decay and.

London Area, United Kingdom

Supervisor: Dr Kohi GananandanOrganising, labelling and aliquoting 1483 blood samples from the PREDICT cirrhosis study to characterise novel biomarkers to better predict liver failure and mortality using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Involved in ongoing analysis of results.

London Area, United Kingdom

• Supervisors: Professor Rajiv Jalan and Dr Fausto AndreolaResearch placement at the UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free HospitalSupporting two masters projects involving both wet lab sample.
• RNA purification using spin column and Trizol methods
• Self-taught Nanostring software and statistical concepts such as p-value adjustment and False Discovery rate
• Constructed analyses of mRNA gene expression changes to evaluate the efficacy of combined G-CSF and TAK-242 in treating acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)
• Designed further bioinformatics experiments in Nanostring nSolver to compare the probiotic supplement "de-liver-ance" effect on mitigating the harm of a Western Standard Diet
• Designed mRNA expression profiles to highlight which genes are both differentially expressed in the disease model and then also significantly up/down regulated after treatment

London

• Selected to join a student-led community to empower the next generation of biotech leaders
• Weekly networking events with successful biotech founders and life science venture capital experts
• Topics include spinning out of university, business plan development and quantifying market opportunity

London Area, United Kingdom

• Candidate: Securities Education Certificate (Distinction)
• Modules: Asset Markets, Corporate Finance, Quantitative Analysis, Portfolio Management
• Topics: Macroeconomics, FX, Equities, Derivatives, Fixed Income, Real Estate & CommoditiesMember of the student investment fund (Queen's Tower Capital)
• Researching companys' technology and product portfolio as part of a fortnightly stock pitch
• Team successfully pitched First Solar Inc and Brookfield Renewable Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

• Earned a place on the IBM Futures scheme equivalent to a university placement/graduate position. Worked with IBM Business Partners and IBM sales managers across the whole of the IBM Sustainability Software portfolio.
• Achieved “Exceeds” in both 6 month and 12-month reviews across all five assessment criteria: Business Results, Client Success, Innovation, Responsibility and Skills
• Achieved full performance bonus

Coordinated working shifts and individual team targets for 70+ team members in 6 different time zones across 4 continents ensuring smooth transition and communication using Discord and Trello platforms.

London, England Metropolitan Area

• Selected in both 2020 and 2021 from over 1000 participants for the 8 person UK delegation.
• Competed in 9 competitions consisting of industry simulations responding to complex RFPs presenting to a judging panel of former NASA engineers and space industry executives.
• Winner of the National Space Society Excellence in Presentation Award at the ISSDC finals 2020 and 2021.

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Following GCSEs, completed the BioGrad Lab Skills course at the Liverpool Science Park investigating bacterial growth in response to commonly marketed "anti-microbials" such as garlic, nutmeg and honey.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry With A Year In Research

Dean's list (Top 10% of cohort) First Year: 1st Class (78%) Second Year: 1st Class (74%) Tutored dissertation "How has cryo-EM impacted.

A Level (4 A*S): Maths (A*), Chemistry (D1/A**), Biology (A*), Geography (A*); Gcses: 13 A*/9S

Activities and Societies: Various roles in the Science, Law and Geography societies as well as taking part in panel discussions at.