Profile
James Brown
My CV
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Education:
I went to a state school, and then universtiy in Australia. I then did more reserach training here in Ireland.
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Qualifications:
undergraduate degree in biochemistry, a doctorate (PhD) in molecular biology, then eventually a masters in teaching.
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Work History:
Past work was in research, starting at a resaerch institute in Australia. then i moved to Ireland (working in NUIG), and then moving to UL.
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Current Job:
Lecturer in cell biology and cancer
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Employer
The University of Limerick
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About Me
I'm an Australian living in Ireland, who loves AFL and science fiction.
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I love science fiction, movies and books. Especially ones that deal with how technology can change society in the future.
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My pronouns are
he/him
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My Work
I work on understanding cancer, and hopefully one day creating a new treatment for breast cancer.
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My work is about discovering what breaks in cells, and how that leads to normal cells to become cancer (i focus on breast cancer).
My group is also working on making a new drug that we hope will one day be used to treat cancer, with the goal of making people live longer.
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My Typical Day
I spend some time teaching my students, working in the lab, and writing.
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My typical day includes teaching undergraduates classes on how cell talk to them selves, and how cells repair thier DNA when it is damages.
I also spend time doing and writing up our research, to share our findings with other scientists all over the world- the more we know together- the further we go together.
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What I'd do with the prize money
I would bring school students to a sceintifc meeting and ask them to join in and tweet (instagram) about it.
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My Interview
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What or who inspired you to follow your career?
My teachers
What did you want to be after you left school?
A scientist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
A journalist
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Foo fighters
What's your favourite food?
Asian
What is the most fun thing you've done?
skydiving
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
no idea!
Tell us a joke.
Do you know any jokes about sodium? Na.
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