Dashboard – MRC Medical Research Zone

Education:

Range High School Formby, King George Vth Sixth Form College Southport, Imperial College London, University of Cambridge.
Qualifications:

11 GCSEs, 4 A-Levels, BSc Biology with a year in Industry, PhD Cell Biology.
Work History:

Year in Industry placement at GlaxoSmithKline, PhD Student in Infection and Immunity at the University of Cambridge, EMBO Fellow at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Current Job:

Research Fellow aka “Postdoc”

About Me:

I like running, cycling, food, sleeping, music and science. Just typical things. I once cycled from Liverpool to Istanbul with a friend after deciding it was a good idea over dinner.
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I grew up in the Northwest of England near Liverpool, but currently live in Cambridge. I live on a boat on the River Cam in the centre of Cambridge. When I’m not boating, I enjoy cycling, running, travel, and of course doing exciting science.
My Typical Day:

I get up about 7:30am and do a few things on my houseboat – for example get the fire going if it’s winter. I ride my bicycle across Cambridge into the lab for about 9am and look at the results of my overnight experiments. I read scientific papers and chat with colleagues until mid-afternoon. Then I go for a run to break up my work day, before setting up new experiments to end my working day.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I would commission some educational street art. Imagine Banksy for cell biology.

Rob Mahen