Profile
Dawn Gillies
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Curriculum Vitae
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Work History:
CERN, BBC Scotland
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Current Job:
PhD student in optical medical imaging
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Employer:
The University of Edinburgh
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About Me
I’m a PhD student in Edinburgh, with a serious love of Bake Off and books
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My Work
I squash cells and use new types of imaging using lasers to see how squishy they are to find out more about cancer
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My Typical Day: My day always starts with a cup of coffee and a cycle to uni – after that I usually do some coding, run experiments, and solve some problems.
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What I'd do with the money
I’d use it to show people how amazing engineering is with electronic LEGO
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Read more
I want to use Brixo LEGO blocks (www.getbrixo.com) to show people how many amazing things are made possible by engineering! I want people to be able to use their imagination and build something really exciting. I especially want to make this available to more remote places like the Highlands where these sort of activities aren’t usually available.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Aspiring Mary Berry
What's the best thing you've done in your career?
I worked at CERN on technology for the Large Hadron Collider
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Occasionally for not doing homework
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Begging Tunnocks to let me work as a taster!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
The Clash
What's your favourite food?
Cheese or cake
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Either running up the Rocky steps in Philadelphia or white water rafting through the Appalachian mountains!
Tell us a joke.
How did the penguin pass it’s driving test? They winged it
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