Profile
Keith Siew
Wow!!! Thanks so much everyone!
My CV
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Education:
Méanscoil Iognáid RÃs, Drimnagh Castle (2001-2006); University College Dublin (2006-2011); University of Cambridge (2011-present)
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Qualifications:
Irish Junior & Leaving Certs; BSc (Hons) Physiology & Pharmacology; MSc Imaging & Microscopy; National Qualification in Emergency Medical Technology (NQEMT)
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Work History:
I used to work as a youth leader in the Irish speaking summer schools
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Current Job:
PhD Researcher at the Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke’s hospital
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My Typical Day:
Wake up… e-mails… check-up on my mice… experiments (involving blood, bones and body bits… but mainly kidneys)… read research papers… more e-mails… analyse results… scratch head in puzzlement!
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Visit schools to run practicals to show how the kidneys filter our blood and make urine
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Creative, Fun-loving, Quirky
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I always got in trouble for talking too much
Who is your favourite singer or band?
KÃla (they play a fusion of Irish and World music)
What's your favourite food?
Chicken Satay
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Love, health and happiness (cheesy I know… unless I could cash in my 3 wishes for a Nobel prize?!?!)
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