Tell us about your experiences in higher education?
I completed my PhD at the Department of Genetics and Genomic Medicine at UCL. I was looking at obesity and trying to investigate the biological processes contributing to the maintenance of normal body weight. I got a lot of experience in various techniques including using mouse models of genetic disease and became interested in how the brain interacts with the gut in the development of obesity. I had a great time during my PhD - it is a learning curve, and I was allowed to explore and think ‘outside the box’. I was encouraged to come up with new ideas for proof of concept and how it can be taken forward. My supervisors were great too!