Profile – Phosphorus Zone

Education:

Cheadle Hulme High School from 1981-1988
Qualifications:

University of Wales Aberyswyth, 1988-1991, BSc Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, 1991-1995 PhD Medicine
Work History:

University of Toronto, Canada, 1995-1999, King’s College London, 1999 – 2008, University of Southampton, 2007 – 2010
Current Job:

Senior lecturer in biochemistry and cell biology

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I wanted to do a job I could tell my Mum about. It’s tough to work on something your friends and family can’t understand and I have always loved medicine. So I decided to do a PhD in leukaemia research and although I still do some work with leukaemia, my work is also relevant to solid tumours.
My Typical Day:

Answering e.mails, reading science articles, helping students, planning experiments and some lab work.
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I usually start work around 8am. I like my job as I can chose what I do each day but of course the work needs to get done. I usually check e.mails on my laptop or on my iPhone in case anything needs to be dealt with urgently and then I have meetings with students (undergraduates, postgraduates) and my staff. I spend one day a week in Southampton and that’s the day I do research. We are growing cancer cells to see if we can get t cells to kill them. The lab work is varied and we use different techniques to look at how we can stimulate the T cells.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I’d use the money to pay for brochures to advertise Luton Science Fair which I’m organising for next March.

Barbara Guinn