Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
Recipient of the Loughborough University Masters Project Prize for my thesis on the continuous flow synthesis of Fluoxetine via combined photochemistry and electrochemistry. This is an accomplishment that reflects both my technical depth in medicinal chemistry and my drive to push pharmaceutical innovation forward. I am a first-class MChem graduate in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Loughborough University, with hands-on experience spanning continuous flow chemistry, agrochemical analysis, and pharmaceutical synthesis. My academic foundation, covering pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, and drug modes of action, is reinforced by over two years of practical laboratory experience, including a research internship in drug synthesis that contributed to publishable findings. Beyond the lab, I have competed at an international level representing England Students Rugby League, an experience that has sharpened my ability to perform under pressure, lead within a team, and maintain the discipline required to excel in both high-stakes sporting and academic environments simultaneously. I am now actively seeking graduate opportunities in drug discovery and medicinal chemistry where I can apply my technical specialism and research experience to contribute meaningfully to advancing patient outcomes.
I work well as a team, communicating with members from varying backgrounds in order to develop close relationships within a demanding environment. I have a great balance for educational practices and additional sporting achievements resulting in a first-class degree in my university course whilst competing in a high standard of rugby.
I partook in a summer internship role studying ‘Continuous flow synthesis of green-by-design pharmaceuticals via photochemistry’. During this internship I exhibited my love for pharmaceutical development as I was trained with new skills in the field of continuous flow chemistry. This work contributed to a wider research group with new publishable research. During this time, I won an award for a poster presentation on this topic. I am further developing my depth of knowledge within this area by continuing my research on this for my final year master project.
I was trained with new skills in 5-batch analysis to produce profitable work on behalf of the company. I was responsible for assisting with analytics for agrochemicals through a range of different tests in order to produce highly accurate results that could be published on behalf of the company. Here, I learnt to use instruments such as HPLC and GC among others which offered transferable skills in data analysis and practical lab work.