Profile
Ciara O'Donovan
My CV
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Education:
Cork Institute of Technology (2011-2015)
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Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Health Science
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Work History:
Teagasc
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Current Job:
PhD student
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About Me:
PhD student who loves baking, reading, travelling, playing board games and being outside in nature.
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I am a 24 year old Corkonian in the third year of my PhD. I have always lived in Cork and completed my undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Health Science in CIT.
When I am not working on my PhD my favourite thing to do is baking. I love trying out new recipes for family and friends. Being outside on a beach or in the forest breathing in the fresh air also really helps me relax after a long day. I love watching movies and so usually head to the cinema once a week.
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My work involves looking at the microbes (bacteria, fungi and viruses) in athletes. I am trying to figure out if athletes have different microbes and if they function differently from non-athletes and also if there are differences between sports.
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My Typical Day:
Early start and a lot of computer work.
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I am such a morning person so I am normally up and out the door bright and early. Most of my current work involves data analysis going through the data I have generated so far about these microbes to try and find the differences and similarities. I also do a lot of reading papers and writing reports. This means a lot of time spent on the computer at the moment.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Organised, bubbly, ambitious
What did you want to be after you left school?
A 'cooker' when I was very small. A teacher as I got older.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No serious trouble, occasionally told off for being a little too giggly!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Hudson Taylor
What's your favourite food?
Pizza followed by any dessert
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
1. Be able to play piano 2. Own a house 3. Have a dog
Tell us a joke.
Do I know any jokes about sodium? Na.
What don't you like about your current job?
Sometimes being the only person working on the exact same project can be challenging.
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