Profile
Lyndsay Christie
My CV
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Education:
The University of Glasgow (2012-2017)
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Qualifications:
MSci degree in Microbiology
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Work History:
I worked part-time as an admin assistant for a financial advice company while I was at school. During my university degree I did a work placement year which I spent working in a lab carrying out my own research project. I am now working as a science researcher doing my PhD
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Current Job:
PhD research student
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About Me:
I’m from Scotland but I live in England. During the day I spend my time working as a scientist in a lab. In my spare time I enjoy going to the gym, baking and spending time with friends and family.
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I grew up in a town in Scotland and I love all things scottish – including haggis, tartan and irn-bru. I now live on the South coast of England by the sea and I enjoy spending time at the beach. In the future I want to try some watersports.
I go to the gym several times as I like to keep fit and active. I also play hockey which is great fun but can be very competitive. I enjoy cooking and baking as I have a very sweet tooth and it is my dream one day to be on The Great British Bake Off and maybe even win it.
My friends and family are very important to me and I try to see them as often as I can, but many of them still live in Scotland.
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I work in a research laboratory. The aim of my work is to carry out research into diseases (specifically diseases that infect fish) and work out how we can control these diseases to improve the health of fish. This is important as fish are a source of food for humans.
Every day is different for me but some of the things I do at work are:
Take samples from ill fish and try to find what bugs are there
Use microscopes to look at the bugs in more detail
Try to grow the bugs in condiitons that they like
Try new ways to kill the bugs which we can use to treat the fish
The work in a laboratory is always different but it can be very easy to make mistakes so I have to be very organised and plan my work in advance.
See the photos which show the types of activites I might do in the lab.
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My Typical Day:
At work I run experiments in the lab and spend time looking at the results and making graphs, posters and presentations.
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7am – Wake up and get ready for walk
8:15am – Walk to work along the sea front to work
8:30am – Arrive at work, check my emails, plan my day
9am – Spend time in the lab setting up and running experiments
12:30pm – Lunch time
1pm – Meetings to discuss future projects, update my supervisor
2pm – Check experiments, analyse some data, write reports
4pm – Finish off anything I’m working on
5pm – Home time!
6pm – Go to the gym
7:30pm – Make dinner
8pm – Relax
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Use it for school outreach activites so that students can experience fun science.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Sociable, optimistic, curious
What did you want to be after you left school?
A scientist (and now I am)
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Only once for forgetting my homework
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Taylor Swift
What's your favourite food?
Chocolate !!
Tell us a joke.
What is the best way to catch a fish? ..... Have someone throw it at you
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