Profile
Julia RamÃrez
My CV
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Education:
I went to a primary school called “Recarte y Ornat”, in Zaragoza, with my younger sister and brother. Then, I moved to a secondary school and highschool called “Corona de Aragon”, where I studied studying sciences, technology and maths.
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Qualifications:
I scored very high in my A levels, and then I entered the Engineering School, where I studied computer science and telecommunications engineering.
I found it a bit harsh and boring, so when I finished I did a Masters and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, which was more fun because I could apply what I had learnt to the human body.
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Work History:
After my PhD I moved to London to study genetics and try to combine that with my past in computer science and engineering. Research is sometimes very fun and you get to mix things that seem very different, but you end up discovering new findings!
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Current Job:
I am currently a researcher still making questions and trying to learn something different every day.
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About Me:
I am Julia, I am 31 years old and I am from Zaragoza, in Spain. I love reading, travelling, cycling, running and playing volleyball!
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I live in London with my husband. We are both from Zaragoza, in Spain, and we moved to London so that I could continue my work as a researcher. Here, we have made lots of friends, and we enjoy hanging out on Fridays to have a pizza together.
I have friends everywhere in the world, and I have lived in 5 different countries.
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The electrocardiogram is a signal that reflects the electrical activity of our hearts. We can extract information from this signal to see if the heart is healthy or not. We can also predict future diseases and inform doctors, so they can treat the patient and prevent the risk.
In parallel, our body is genetically predetermined, and so is the electrocardiogram signal. If we study the genetics of this signal we can understand it more, and see which are the genes that are contributing and modulating the heart.
My job is to map the information from the electrocardiogram and the genetics to improve cardiovascular risk prediction. For this, I only need a computer, and I can even work from the beach!
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My Typical Day:
What I enjoy about research is that there is no typical day! Each day is different!
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What I enjoy about research is that there is no typical day! Each day is different!
Some days I have meetings with collaborators, or with my supervisor, to discuss results and ideas from the projects we are working on, then I supervise students that are starting in research, or I work in my own research projects. The most important part of a researcher’s life is to publish our findings. Therefore, I try to write my results so I can submit them as soon as possible to a journal.
Other days I am at conferences, presenting my results to an audience of experts, ad listening to the latest findings.
Other days I take some courses to learn something new.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Curious, hard worker, friendly
What did you want to be after you left school?
A Medical Doctor
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes! I sometimes talked too much in class
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I have many, but I would choose Queen
What's your favourite food?
Pasta
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
I wish to live long, I wish to make important discoveries and I wish to be happy
Tell us a joke.
Q: What did the proton tell the electron? A: Don't be so negative!
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