Profile
Anderson J
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About Me:
I am a Scottish Non-binary person studying in plant sciences. I enjoy spending time in nature, hanging out with friends and playing board games.
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My pronouns are:
They/Them
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My Work:
I am a PhD student at Rothamsted Research working on wheat genetics. I take part in both lab-based investigations and computational biology research.
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My PhD focuses on trying to find resistance within the genome of wheat to a specific disease. I look at data which has told us a group of genes which cause that resistance, and I try to figure out the specific ones. I use computer programmes to look at what other people have found out about my genes, as well as AI to predict information about them. I also use lab techniques to look at the effect of stopping some of the genes from working and understand my disease better.
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My Typical Day:
My days all look very different depending on where I am in my experiments.
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Sometimes I am at conferences and outreach events talking to industry and farmers as well as other scientists. Other times I am in the lab for the whole day analysing plants and looking at their structures. Sometimes I am looking at data which has come from cool machines like our CT scanner. Often I am using many different computer programmes to investigate genes. I also get the chance to attend lots of training courses, since every day is a school day.
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Education:
St. Dominics primary school
Crieff High school ā Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, German, Geography, History, Modern studies
Royal Zoological Society Scotland Summer School ā Edinburgh zoo
University of Dundee ā BSc (Hons) Biological sciences
- I started off on Biological chemistry with drug discover
- Then moved to Biomedical sciences
- Finally settled on Biological sciences
Gatsby plant science summer school
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Qualifications:
National 5
- Biology
- Chemistry
- German
- Geography
- Maths
- English
Higher
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Maths
- English
- Modern Studies
- History
- Physics
Advanced Higher
- Biology
- Chemistry
BSc (Hons) Biological sciences
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Work History:
Post office ā Shop floor assistant
Crieff hydro ā Waiter
Gordon and Durwards sweet shop ā Factory worker
James Hutton Institute ā Internship looking at Barley
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Current Job:
Rothamsted Research ā PhD student
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Employer:
Rothamsted Research
University of Exeter
SWBio Doctoral Training Partnership
Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
Mad Scientist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Very rarely
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Something mathsy
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Impossible to say
What's your favourite food?
Even harder, but probably Garlic bread
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Get my PhD and be a doctor! Get a cat, or be able to steal a friends.
How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic, Stubborn, Curious
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