Profile - Secondary 11 - 19 Zone

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

Higham Lane School, Nuneaton 1998-2003, King Edward VI college, Nuneaton 2003-2005
Qualifications:

Loughborough University 2006-2009, Human Biology
Work History:

Research Asistant, Diabetes Unit, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton
Current Job:

PhD student
Employer:

Academic Unit of Bone Metabolism, University of Sheffield

My Work

I study how and why heavier people’s bones are different to lighter people’s bones so that we can make treatments to help people avoid breaking their bones
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I work as a scientist at a hospital in Sheffield with lots of other scientists who are all fascinated by bones. We have bone scanners that use X-rays to show us how dense people’s bones are and a new, top of the range scanner that gives us a 3D picture of the bones in the wrist and ankle so we can see what people’s bones look like inside. All of the scientists I work with want to find new ways to help people keep their bones strong and healthy so that less people break their bones.
My Typical Day

My research involves carrying out measurements and tests on human volunteers, so I have to find volunteers and meet them to collect all of the data I need before heading back to my office to do some writing and analysis of the data
What I'd do with the prize money

I’d use the money to visit schools to teach students all about their skeletons; how they grow, the best ways to make them stronger and how by the time you’re an adullt, your skeleton won’t be the same one as the one you’ve got now!!!
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I think it’s important to get young people actively involved in science and getting hands on is the best way to do that. I would visit schools to run workshops to show how exciting being a bone scientist can be and how important it is that we have bone scientists to help keep people’s bones healthy . I would also set up an online resource so that students from all over the country could find out more about what we do as bone scientists.
My Interview
- How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
  
  Determined, passionate, energetic
  
  What's the best thing you've ever done in your career?
  
  Won a prize at a national bone conference for the talk I gave. It’s great to know that other scientists think the research I have done is important and of good quality
  
  Were you ever in trouble at school?
  
  Always for talking! I’m still as much of a chatterbox now…..but actually talking is a good thing for me as a scientist!
My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.21121