Brentwood, England, United Kingdom
4th year Medical Student at Gonville and Caius, University of Cambridge. Double 1st Class BA (Hons) in Management Studies.
Provided GCSE and A-Level Education to students internationally in English, Maths, Biology and Chemistry. Set up mock interviews for students applying to Cambridge University and other medical courses, with extremely high success rates in getting students an offer. Taught medical entrance exam preparation (UCAT). Made short form, educational videos to help students in their revision.
I undertook a 2 month project, where I was awarded two scholarships, one from the Lister Institue, the other from Gonville and Caius Medical Association, exploring the oxygen-dependent post-translational stabilisation of MXD family proteins under hypoxia. This involved molecular biology skills including: PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, Plasmid Assembly, Restriction Digests and Sanger Sequencing. This also involved cellular biology skills including: E. Coli Plasmid Transduction, Lentiviral Transfection and HeLa Cell Line Transformation (involving practice in aseptic tissue culture rooms) Finally, analytical skills were also developed in: Flow Cytometry, Western Blotting and SDS-PAGE, bioinformatics and comparative biology. This culminated in experiments run in hypoxia chambers, providing the novel discovery that these proteins are stabilised in hypoxia.
Partnered with Medicines UK to explore the disparity between UK Life Science Policy and GDP growth. Through analysis of policy, academic literature, data and interviews with key stakeholders, a novel "value leakage" framework was developed to explain the current landscape. Presented innovative, actionable policies, that were forwarded to a House of Lords Parliamentary Committee and the National Audit Office for further inquiry.
Organised fortnightly meetings with 2 other mentors to give subject specific help and advice to 15 STEM students who come from marginalised areas, in order to improve accessibility to the University of Cambridge.
Worked behind the counter, helping customers find specific medications and working the till. Answered the phone, helping customers with their queries and liasing with the pharmacist when necessary. Stocked shelves whenever deliveries of drugs arrived.