Profile – Secondary 11

Education

Poole Grammar School (1981 to 1987)
Qualifications

Reading University – 1987 to 1990 – Biochemistry and Physiology (BSc); Imperial College London – 1990 to 1993 – Biochemistry (PhD)
Work History

University College London, University of Bedfordshire
Current Job

Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology
Employer

Loughborough University

Favourite thing to do in my job: Discover stuff!
My Work: Growing working versions of tissues in the lab and using them to help understand normal and abnormal biology
My Typical Day: Lots of head scratching, debating and problem solving helped by the rare EUREKA moment! Oh, and tea :)
What I'd do with the prize money: I would spend the money on continuing to develop a session to deliver to both primary and secondary students
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I have been working with colleagues to develop a session we can take around various schools and age groups to talk about human muscle physiology
My Interview
- How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
  
  Enthusiastic, talkative, easily bored
  
  Were you ever in trouble at school?
  
  Not really
  
  Tell us a joke.
  
  Knock knock? Who’s there? Interrupting sheep. Interrupting…BAA! BAA! BAA!
My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.20824

Mark Lewis