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Megan Mortimer

My CV

  • Education:

    Mark Rutherford Upper School, Cambridge Regional College

  • Qualifications:

    11 B grade GCSEs (Mark Rutherford upper)
    DMM Btec in Health Science (Cambridge Regional College)
    Biochemistry Degree (University of Lincoln)
    Masters in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

  • Work History:

    Nanny,
    Shop assistant,
    Demonstrator (for undergraduate practicals)
    Research scientist for a biotech company

  • Current Job:

    PhD student (it really is a full-time job!)

  • About Me:

    I love reading, good food (but not cooking) and cats.
    I spend most of my time doing science, and I love it.

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    I live in Norwich with my two pet cats (Brenda and Dorothy). I love watching Netflix or reading books, snuggled up with the cats.

     

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    My current research is looking at how food affects your blood sugar levels, and how we could use this to reduce obesity and diabetes in the population.

  • My Typical Day:

    I wake up, head to the lab, switch on all the equipment and prepare the food for the experiments I have planned that day

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    The cats usually wake me up when they’re hungry, after doing some yoga and getting ready I cycle to the office/lab.

    After a strong coffee, I head into the lab to get the equipment ready before starting my experiments, then lunch, followed by more experiments in the afternoon, or looking over the data from the morning experiments.

  • My Interview

    • What did you want to be after you left school?

      A researcher

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      yes, often for talking too much

      What's your favourite food?

      Any form of potato

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