Profile

I grew up in St Helens, and I really enjoyed science when I was in high school. When I was thinking about going to university, I knew I was interested in biology and chemistry, and I knew I wanted to study something related to medicine, where I could try and help people.

I moved to Oxford to study Biochemistry, where I learned a lot about cells and DNA and about how the body works to keep you healthy, and how this goes wrong when you get sick. All of this was really interesting to me, and so I decided to study for another degree afterwards called a PhD. A PhD involves doing your own research to try and answer a question that nobody else understands. I wanted to understand how the bladder works in a healthy person, and what goes wrong when that person develops a disease called cancer.

In my free time I enjoy reading, playing video games, and occaisonally hiking. I mostly read non-fiction, so I can try and learn more about the world. When I do read fiction books though they’re usually about magic or science fiction. My main hobby is Kendo, a Japanese martial art which is similar to fencing. It involves you fighting with bamboo swords and armour, which I think is really cool!