Profile

Katie Skeffington
My CV
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Education:
Malmesbury Secondary School, Wiltshire (2001 – 2008)
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Qualifications:
Cambridge University, Physiology and Neuroscience (2008-2011)
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Work History:
I worked on a cow farm for a bit! And now I help teach biology to younger students at the Uni.
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Current Job:
Masters student
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What your mother ate, how much oxygen she got and how stressed she was when she was pregnant with you can affect how likely you are to get heart disease in 50-60 years time! I look into how this happens, and if we can make medicines to give to babies which will protect them from these nasty diseases!
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My Typical Day:
Playing around with equipment and making up experiments to see what I can discover!
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Cycle to the lab, mess around setting up equipment, run an experiment or two, look at the results, eat a lot of biscuits, have a think about what to do the next day, head home.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Use it to show school children how cool science can be!
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My Interview
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Tell us a joke.
Why don’t scientists have doorbells? Because they all want to win a No-bell prize!
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Comments
When a pigeon egg is laid, how long would it be before the chick is hatched? (1 comments)