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John Robert Davis

My CV

  • Education:

    McLaren High School (1998 – 2004), University of Durham (2005 – 2009)

  • Qualifications:

    BSc Hons in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

  • Work History:

    GlasxoSmtihKline and University College London

  • Current Job:

    I am a PhD student

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    I love nature! I grew up in the Trossachs in Scotland and have always been surrounded by amazing landscapes, forests, bogs and midges! And I found it awe inspiring but it also made me ask lots of questions.

    For example, why do sheep always looks like a sheep? How do animals have so many shapes but yet always make something that looks like them?

    This curiosity led me to work with flies to see how they become the shape they are, and see if other animals do something similar.

  • My Typical Day:

    I sit in dark rooms and make movies of fly egg’s growing into magots.

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    I use a special microscope to make movies of fly embryo’s developing into larvae. Using genetics I can make certain cells glow green and red. This allows me to see how they organise themselves to create patterns.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Curious whimsical and engaging

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      I once put a spider on a girls back in my chemistry classroom, I got in trouble and a bad nickname – spiderman!

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