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Adelle Thrower
Really enjoying the live chats! You guys think if the weirdest things!!!
My CV
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Education:
Sheffield, Kingston and Westminster university
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Qualifications:
1st class Hons BSc Biomedical Sciences and MSc Cellular Pathology
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Work History:
Addenbrooks, Cambridge. St Mary’s, London
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Current Job:
Senior Biomedical Scientist
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My official title is senior biomedical scientist with a special role of training officer.
I work in an area called histology which is the study if human disease. My job is to receive specimens from people (who are still alive)- anything from a mole they just don’t like to tonsils, or kidneys, or anything else that can be removed from the body. Is them arrives to me, I cut it up and look at the specimen and decide which bit to test. I will then process that specimen in various chemicals and cut it very thinly (one cell thick) and put that on a slide. It then gets stained awesome colours so then I can look at all the cells and tissue under the microscope. When I think it’s ready I will send it to a pathologist who will then diagnose the patient with what they have ie massively inflamed tonsils, TB, cancer etc.
As training officer I make sure everyone in the lab is up to scratch and doing a good job as well as training new scientists and making them the best scientists!! -
My Typical Day:
Scoot in, cut bits up, stain them, look at them, scoot home.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would donate it to a school to arrange a trip to the science museum in london
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Jokey, obsessive, short
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I was too clever to get caught
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I like my 90s indie rock
What's your favourite food?
Does wine count?
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To 1. Eat good cheese everyday 2. Drink as much red wine as I wanted 3. Not have either of these affect my health!!
Tell us a joke.
You heard the one about the butter?…… Nah, you’ll just spread it around.
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