Background
I graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a first class honours degree in Biomedical Science in 2021 and decided to further my studies with a master’s degree in Antimicrobial Resistance. My undergraduate research project titled “Inducing plasmid loss with toxin-antitoxin constructs in enteroinvasive Escherichia coli O96:H19” fostered my desire to work as a research scientist in molecular microbiology. This project aimed to investigate whether the native pathogenicity of bacterial isolates could be disrupted by the addition of specific genetic material, namely the vapBC toxin-antitoxin system. This research involved learning new laboratory skills of inducing competence, cell transformation, electrophoresis and various growth assays, as well as new content - as I was previously unfamiliar with the intricacies of bacterial genetics. For this research project I was awarded the Yakult Prize for Top Student in Microbiology (Best Final Year Research Project in Microbial Physiology and Genomics). It is my professional goal to become a scientific researcher, to contribute to the fight against antimicrobial resistance. To begin to do this, I would like to pursue PhD study and then a career as a research fellow. |
The Team
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