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Amanda Carr

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  • Education

    1998-1993: St Margaret Ward High School, Stoke-on-Trent. 1993-1995: St Margaret Ward Sixth Form, Stoke-on-Trent. 1995-1998: School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire 1998-2002: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester.

  • Qualifications

    GCSE: Science, Maths, Geography, English, Music, Art Religious Education. A-Levels: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and General Studies. Degree: First Class Honours Degree: Biology and Biochemistry with subsidiary in Psychology PhD: Neuroscience: Circadian and photoperiodic modulation of circadian rhythms in the Syrian hamster

  • Work History

    1989-1993 Newspaper Round. 1993-1998 WH Smiths. Weekend Assistant. 1995-1998 Teaching assistant for Kumon Mathematics. 1998-2002 Scientific Demonstrator for Undergraduate Practical Classes, University of Manchester. 2000-2002 Residential Tutor, St Gabriel’s Hall, University of Manchester. 2002-2006 Post-doc position investigating circadian rhythms in zebrafish cells. Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, UCL, London. 2006-2007 Post-doc position studying transdifferentiation in eye cells. The Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL, London.

  • Current Job

    2007 – present Post-doc position in The London Project to Cure Blindness. Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL, London.

  • Employer

    University College London

  • My Work:

    I make stem cells from your skin and turn them into eye cells

  • My Typical Day:

    Mostly looking after cells

  • My Interview

    • My favourite CHRISTMAS LECTURE memory is:

      I loved Nancy Rothwell’s Christmas lectures in 1998, it was the first time I knew someone delivering a Christmas lecture

      How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Curious, creative, chocoholic

      What or who inspired you to follow your career?

      When I was eight my parents gave me a chemistry set, after burning magnesium ribbon I was hooked on science

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Not really, but the rest of the sixth form weren’t too happy when I stored a bag full of cows eyes in our fridge

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      Anything that gets the adrenaline going, I loved scuba diving and white water rafting, but skydiving was the best.

  • My profile link:
    https://ias.im/u.40476

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