UCL FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES

I thoroughly enjoyed my three years at UCL, but I always knew that I wouldn't be suited to lifelong academia. In my second summer of university, I worked as a Medical Laboratory Assistant in the biochemistry department of my local hospital to gain lab experience. However, at the end of three months, I was completely hooked on the NHS and the diagnostic services it provides.

So in November 2003, I applied for NHS trainee positions in Clinical Molecular Genetics and was offered a job at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge in May 2004. I'll be starting my training in October and after four years, I intend to apply for my State Registration, which will enable me to become a fully-qualified molecular geneticist.

I feel extremely lucky to have obtained one of only nineteen NHS Molecular Genetics trainee positions in the UK for 2004 and I undoubtedly believe my time at UCL has given me the ability to achieve this. My third year project enabled me to gain confidence and practical experience in commonly used techniques of molecular genetics. For me, UCL's reputation was a big attraction, which I heard about long before my BSc degree in Human Genetics. This reputation also enabled me to get my training opportunity.

2004-present: NHS Clinical Molecular Genetics Trainee, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

2001-2004: BSc in Human Genetics, UCL

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