Profile
Luke Allsopp
My CV
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Education:
Bundaberg, Australia – Primary and High School
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Qualifications:
Junior High School
High School (English, Maths B, Physics, Biology and IT)Science Degree from the University of Queensland in Brisbane (Microbiology and Biochemistry), Australia
Science Honours Degree (similar to a research Masters degree in the UK) from the University of Queensland in Brisbane (Microbiology), Australia
PhD from the University of Queensland in Brisbane (Microbiology), Australia
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Work History:
Studied and work at the University of Queensland
During my PhD I had a 3 month lab stay at the Institute Pasteur (the guy who Pasteurisation is named after) in Paris.
In 2013 moved to London to start work as a Research Associate and Fellow at the Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection at Imperial College
In 2019 started my Lecturer post
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Current Job:
Lecturer in Microbiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College. Job role split between teaching and research.
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About Me:
Aussie microbiologist living in London
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Australian microbiologist keen on travel and the outdoors. Have been living in London since 2013. Love when summer comes around and its BBQ season. Currently going a little stir crazy inside with the COVID lockdown. Curious about how things work….
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I am interested in bacteria and how they can cause disease. I look at how they can attach to surfaces, form slimy clumps called biofilms and how they kill each other.
I am focused on one bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It’s an opportunistic pathogen widely found in the environment and can cause real problems in hospitals. When grown it quite commonly is a blue-green colour.
By understanding this organism better we hope to be able to prevent or treat human infections better.
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My Typical Day:
Split between working in a laboratory and computer based work. Currently, all computer based work 😉
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Upon entering the lab I am required to put on a lab coat. We have biological safety hoods to work safely and protect the samples from contamination. The laboratory is setup for microbiology with incubators, media, sterilisation facilities and some equipment to visualise DNA and proteins so they can be studied.
The computer based works involves reading the latest science, designing new experiments, analysing data, writing papers on my latest science, answering emails and applying for funding to do more science.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Friendly, Curious, Hungry
What did you want to be after you left school?
Science
Were you ever in trouble at school?
From time to time but mostly for talking too much…..
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Placebo
What's your favourite food?
Baked New York style cheese cake
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
For humans to become sustainable I would wish my friends and family to be healthy and live longer lives To be richer so to I could more time traveling, exploring the world and funding cool science
Tell us a joke.
I have a pet tree. It’s like having a pet dog but the bark is quieter
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