Profile

CV

• Education:

  I went to school in a town called Linköping in Sweden. When I was 15 years old, I decided to start studying the International Baccalaureate (IB). I did my exams on Biology HL, Economics HL, English B HL, Maths SL, Chemistry SL and Swedish Literature SL. IB was a great programme for me because it focused heavily on discipline and dedication. It was also here that I did an experiment that I designed myself (antibacterial activity in my grandpa’s honey).

  *HL – Higher Level; *SL – Standard Level

  After school, I studied Microbiology at University of Glasgow. In my third year, I was selected from applicants to turn my degree from a Bachelor to an Integrated Masters. This meant I would add one year to my studies where I would be doing hands-on research at a company or institute different from UofGlasgow. I went to Institute Pasteur in Paris and studied the mechanism of infection by the bacterium Shigella flexneri (see image below). Having the opportunity to work in a lab on a research project for a year gave me confidence and ensured me that I want to stay in the scientific sphere.

  

   

  Now I am doing a PhD at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences and the Institute of Clinical Sciences at Imperial College London.

• Qualifications:

  IB Diploma (19 years old)

  MSci in Microbiology (24 years old)

• Work History:

  1. My very first job was working with my grandpa landscaping gardens and helping him take care of his bees. I think i started when i was around 13 years old.
  2. I took on a summer job which involved outdoor maintenance in my town when I was 16 years old.
  3. Another summer job as a receptionist at a physiotherapy clinic.
  4. During my school years at IB, I worked a couple of evenings a week with cleaning a physiotherapy clinic.
  5. Once I started studying Microbiology at University of Glasgow, I took up a summer internship to study tick-borne diseases at a Linköping university lab. I came back to this lab the following summer.
  6. The third summer break at university, I worked as a Biomedical Assistant at the Serological Department of Linköping University Hospital where I processed patient samples for diagnosis.
  7. While it was part of my degree, the year I did in research at Institute Pasteur, Paris, was a great work experience as that is the kind of job I am doing now.
  8. After I finished my University degree, I worked one summer as a care assistant at a short-stay home for children with special needs.
  9. After that summer, I got a job as a Research Engineer at a biotech company called Ebba Biotech where I was doing quality assurance of the products we were selling as well as speaking with customers about the use of our products. I worked at Ebba Biotech for 3 years before I moved on to do the PhD I am studying now.

• Current Job:

  While I am technically still a student, I do receive a stipend of money to do my PhD.

• Employer:

  Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London