Profile
Maryam Clark
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About Me:
I live in London with my 3 cats. I’m a brain scientist during the day and an artist at night. I love exploring forests, drawing and a inventing new soups!
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I love learning about the brain and telling everyone about it. I film little videos that show what it’s like to be a scientist as well as an illustrator in the big city! However, I also love finding new places, travelling far and wide, and writing it all down like a real explorer!
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My pronouns are:
she/her
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How I use Science in my work:
I work in a research lab in London where I study lots of different types of brains. I find my work incredibly interesting and I love asking the question: why?
At school, I always loved biology and physics and now, I use them both to learn how cells (the building blocks of your body) move around and know where to go!
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My Work:
I study how our brains grow from just a few tiny cells into something amazing that helps us think, feel, and learn.
I also study lots of different kinds of brains so we can understand each other better and help make the world a kinder and more accepting place. -
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I work at a children’s hospital in London where I learn about rare genetic conditions that can change how a child’s brain grows. I study tiny brain cells to understand these changes so scientists and doctors can better support how brains grow and develop.
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Current Job:
I am a postdoctoral neuroscientist (a fancy way of saying I study brains!)
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Employer:
I work at University College London, Great Ormond Street’s Institute of Child Health
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
curious, creative and animal-loving!
What did you want to be after you left school?
I wanted to be a barista at a cat cafe so I could spend all day petting cats and drinking coffee
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I got in trouble once for turning up covered in mud after accidentally sliding down a hill at lunchtime
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
I would be an artist/illustrator who makes children's books about science and the brain!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
At the moment, I'm loving Laufey and Gregory Alan Isokov
What's your favourite food?
Fries. I am a pigeon.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
I would wish for my own cat cafe/art gallery, to be able to solve all brain disorders, and to meet Hayao Miyazaki
Tell us a joke.
What do you call an orange parrot? A carrot.
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