Profile
Emily Barnes
My CV
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Education:
Primary school – Fritwell C of E Primary School
Secondary school – Sir Henry Floyd, Aylesbury
Undergrad university – Queen’s University Belfast
Postgrad university – Imperial College London -
Qualifications:
GCSEs – 12 A’s & 1 B
A-Levels – 3 B’s
BSc Biomedical Science – First Class Hons
MRes Cancer Biology with Distinction
PhD Clinical Medical Research focussed on cancer biology and biochemistry -
Work History:
When I was 14 I started working at my local hairdressers washing and sweeping hair! When I turned 16 I went to work at an M&S simply food store in a motorway service station. During university, I did a work placement in a lab, which is the first time I gained real insight into life as a scientist. I have since completed my PhD and worked as a research assistant before beginning my current job as a postdoctoral researcher.
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Current Job:
Postdoctoral researcher at the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences.
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About Me:
I’m a post doctoral researcher at the MRC Institute of Medical Sciences in London.
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Read more
I am a cancer researcher. Cancer is a disease where cells grow faster and uncontrollably. My work focusses on how the drugs we use to treat patients with cancer actually get into the cancer cells. By doing this, we aim to identify patients with cancer that will get better with certain treatments. We also investigate how these drugs may effect how cancer cells make their energy, as the mechanism in which these drugs enter cells often interacts with the energy pathways in cells.
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My Typical Day:
I start my day by designing my experiment. I think about what it is I want to find out and what lab equipment I can use. Most of my experiments use cancer cells that we grow in the lab. I often use a microscope to see how they look and see how my experiment is going. Some experiments are quick and I can have the result by the end of the day, but some take much longer! While I wait, I analyse data from my previous experiments and write up my results.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic cancer researcher
What did you want to be after you left school?
A scientist in medical research
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not very often
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Adele
What's your favourite food?
Hummus!
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Have a dog/ own a house with a garden/ go skiing!
Tell us a joke.
Why did the student eat his homework? Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake!
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