A highly motivated chemistry PhD graduate with a particular focus on the synthesis, evaluation and biological speciation of metal-based anticancer agents. My academic and professional skills include:• Academic Communication: oral and poster presentations in group meetings, school seminars, university symposiums and international conferences; co-author journal publications and conference proceedings;• Computing: high level proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Endnote, OriginPro, Demeter, MAPS and Bruker OPUS software for data analysis and scientific graphing;• Chemical Synthesis and Characterisation: multistage synthesis of inorganic metal complexes and organic ligands, sample preparation, instrument operation and data interpretation of standard spectroscopic techniques (detailed below);• Cellular and Molecular Biology: certified PC2 facility operator with 4 years’ experience, proficient in basic cell culture techniques and a variety of live-cell and cell-free assays (detailed below);• Synchrotron Experiments: sample preparation and data collection of solid biological samples for synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray fluorescence microprobe (XFM);