Background
In 2021 I graduated from the University of Reading with a First Class in BSc Microbiology, receiving 2 awards for academic performance including the Undergraduate Microbiology Prize awarded by the Microbiology Society. I completed my final year bioinformatics research project analysing the phylogenetics of the iron exporter MbfA and how the intravacuolar pathogen Brucella spp. resists phagolysosomal killing. Overall, the content explored in my undergraduate degree was relatively broad, branching out to areas such as medical genetics and cancer, but it was the core modules centred on microbial pathogenesis which interested me most. Therefore, I decided to apply for the MSc Antimicrobial Resistance course at The University of Sheffield to expand my knowledge of pathogenesis and AMR whilst also gaining laboratory-based research experience during the summer project. Next year I intend to apply for the NHS Scientist Training Programme to progress into a career as a clinical microbiologist. The knowledge and experience I will develop throughout the next year will be invaluable for a future career in a clinical setting due to the increasing significance of AMR. |
The Team
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