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Daniel Patten

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  • Education:

    1998-2005 Ermysted’s Grammar School, 2005-2008 University of Sheffield, 2008-2013 University of Huddersfield

  • Qualifications:

    BSc. in Molecular Biology, MSc. in Forensic and Analytical Science, PhD. in Medical Microbiology

  • Work History:

    This is my first ‘proper job’!!!!

  • Current Job:

    Research Assistant

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    Transplant patients donate their old livers to the labs where I work and the livers are then chopped up so we can get certain cells out of them. Different cell types can then be grown separately and used in experiments. I also get white blood cells from samples of human blood (sometimes it’s still warm, which is gross!) and use those in experiments where we watch them (under a microscope!) stick to, and go inside, other cells.

  • My Typical Day:

    Running around trying to as many experiments as I can!

  • What I'd do with the prize money:

    I’d use it to organise an American-style science fair at a local school.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      friendly, funny, beard

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Not really, I was quite quiet and shy at school.

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Mumford and Sons

      What's your favourite food?

      Anything spicy

      Tell us a joke.

      Two chemists walk into a bar. The first one says “I’ll have some H2O, please”. The second says “I’ll have some H2O too!”. The second one dies.

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