Background
In 2023, I graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. My time had been focused on biochemistry, but I had become enamoured with diseases and how they worked. Towards the middle of my undergrad, I was introduced to the topic of drug resistance and felt this was something I wanted to dive into. My research project delved into the genes responsible for AMR in Enterococcus faecalis, and I wrote a literature review on the role of the cell envelope in drug resistant tuberculosis. I was lucky enough to get a place on the Antimicrobial Resistance MSc and stick around in Sheffield for another year. In the summer of 2023, I was a part of the university’s iGEM team. Our project was based around fine tuning bacterial growth, which meant my summer consisted of daily dry and wet lab experience. My time there was exciting and widened my view on the field greatly. I have always had an interest in how our body fights off disease and would love to pursue a future in clinical immunology or microbiology in the hopes that I can contribute in the fight against resistance. |
The Team
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