Experience

Technology Networks

• United Kingdom
• Media and Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Science Writer

  • Nov 2023 - Present

• Science Writer

  • Jul 2022 - Nov 2023

  Responsible for creating custom pieces for industry clients, while also contributing to editorial pieces for both Technology Networks and its sister site, Analytical Cannabis.



University of Chester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Immunology

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2022

  Chester, United Kingdom Lecturer in Immunology teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Programme Lead for the Immunology MSc course. Wrote and delivered lectures, designed and marked assessments and supervised both dry and wet lab dissertations. Set up my own independent research project investigating the effect of maternal lifestyle factors on the immunobiology of breast milk.



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Oxford, United Kingdom Reyes-Sandoval group for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Lead immunologist in a Phase I Clinical Trial for an adenovirus vector chikungunya virus vaccine.

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2017 - Jan 2018

  The University of Oxford Reyes-Sandoval group for Neglected Tropical Diseases research assistant position while finishing my PhD thesis. Worked on multiple pre-clinical projects, predominantly in vivo studies testing various malaria vaccines, and ex vivo studies investigating efficacy of a dengue virus vaccine.



Roslin Institute

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Virology PhD

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2017

  Principal’s Career Development Scholarship funding to complete a three-year PhD investigating the role of novel cellular proteins in the replication of Vaccinia virus. Key responsibilities include: • Maintaining a strict, clean working environment in accordance with level 2+ biosafety containment regulations, and the appropriate COSHH rules. • Training and teaching experimental protocols to new students and staff, and ensuring that they adhere to health and safety regulations… Show more Principal’s Career Development Scholarship funding to complete a three-year PhD investigating the role of novel cellular proteins in the replication of Vaccinia virus. Key responsibilities include: • Maintaining a strict, clean working environment in accordance with level 2+ biosafety containment regulations, and the appropriate COSHH rules. • Training and teaching experimental protocols to new students and staff, and ensuring that they adhere to health and safety regulations. • Ensuring the lab is stocked with all necessary equipment and consumables, use of online purchasing systems • Become proficient in the use of IT programs such as Microsoft Office, Prism, Photoshop and Image J • Designing and presenting interactive and educational public engagement activities and exhibits, aimed at both children and adults for various shows and festivals. Show less



The Chocolate Tree

• Waitress/ Shop Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2017

  Bruntsfield, Edinburgh



The University of Manchester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Ambassador

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  Manchester Worked as part of a team to lead tours of both applicants and parents around the university campus, escorted applicants to interview and answered any questions the visitors had, both academic and pastoral.



Dstl

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Placement Student

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Salisbury, United Kingdom Year-long placement working at Dstl, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Defence. Security cleared to Secret level. Developed and worked on my own project investigating the use of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists on the inflammatory response to bacterial infection. Also responsible for purchasing consumables, and maintaining the laboratory to high standards of cleanliness and containment, and adhering to COSHH regulations.