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
Read more

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

Mark Lewis