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Hinxton, England, United Kingdom

Developing whole genome CRISPR screens for interrogating microglial function in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation, such as Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease. Expert in iPSC microglial differentiations and CRISPR editing of difficult cell lines, and method development. Provide supervision and direction to Research Assistants and Associates..

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the James and Lilian Martin Centre for Stem Cell Research, Sir William School of Pathology. Developing new methods to edit and differentiate induced pluripotent stem cells to microglia, while developing new assays to measure autophagy and phagocytosis. Provided support/supervision to PhD, Masters, and Undergraduate.

Exeter, United Kingdom

I undertook my PhD within the Complex Disease Epigenetics Group at the University of Exeter Medical School under the supervision of Dr Emma Dempster, Dr Aaron Jeffries and Professor Jonathan Mill. My PhD involved understanding epigenetic and genetic contributions towards schizophrenia, through functional, molecular, and computational biology. I developed.

Worked in a nursing home caring and looking after elderly persons with dementia. Main responsibilities included:Assisting with everyday living, such as getting up, washed and dressed.Serve and assist with feeding meals.Insure all residents receive exceptional care.Provide residents with a friendly approach to help them feel safe and secure.

Achieved a Class I BSc in Medical Science (Hons) with professional training year. The degree is designed around translating science into improving patient health. Taught partly by the University of Exeter Medical School and the school of Bioscience with key modules in Microbiology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biochemisty and Cell Biology. As well as how each.

Institute Of Genetic Medicine

Involved with several projects on the development of the heart in zebrafish. My main project involved developing a methodology for the analysis of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase (JNK) splice variants through zebrafish development. Then to identify which splice variants we believe contribute to congenital heart defects by performing assays for each transcript at.

Assisted science academics with their lessons to secondary school pupils, including GCSE and BTEC students. Helped to answer questions, mark work, demonstrate experiments and assisted the teacher when required. Held talks to older students about college and university life and the opportunities of a career in science.

Musgrove Park Hospital

Shadowed consultants and junior doctors in the Rheumatoid and Orthopedic departments at Musgrove Park hospital. Sat in on consultancy's and assisted in ward rounds with junior doctors. Also spoke to patients and families and assisted the doctors whenever possible.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Medical Studies

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies, Class I

Activities and Societies: University of Exeter Big Band, ClincSoc, Extunes, Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra.President Exeter.

A Levels

Activities and Societies: Richard Huish Big Band, Geography field study to Iceland.Chemistry - A Biology - A Geography - A Mathematics - B.