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Working as a research intern for a drug discovery start-up allowed me to gain insight into the daily laboratory routines of a company aiming to create high value therapeutics.Achievements: splitting cells (MDCK/WT 9-12); performing microscopical analysis; as well as preparing phosphate-buffered saline, bovine serum albumin and bicinchoninic acid assays.

I carried out a research project about methadone which involved me researching every aspect of drug consumption from a medical as well as a policy point of view in order to improve the government’s current methadone approach.Achievements: revealing flaws within the government’s current methadone approach which will be discussed during First Minister's Question Time. Developing my researching and people skills.

Playing professional basketball for the Glasgow Rocks was a dream come true as I have aspired to play professionally from the first day I was introduced to the sport of basketball. Achievements: balancing a career as a professional athlete while being a full-time student at university and producing a first-class degree classification.

I organised events ranging from inviting entrepreneurs and professors as guest speakers to creating competitions amongst students for the most innovative enterprise start up idea. Achievements: my main achievement was organising a week-long end of term trip to London which included a guided tour inside the headquarters of Innocent Drinks and IPC media (now Time Inc. UK). I also organised a '£50 Apprentice Challenge' where students were given £50 and had to generate maximum revenue within 24 hours.

I completed a winter internship at Blyth Utilities Ltd which is an infrastructure provider as well as a network pipe and cable contractor. Achievements: mainly administrative work involving Microsoft Office.