Profile
Katie McGuire
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About Me:
I live in sunny Glasgow. I’m doing a PhD in Chemistry by day and by night I’m a superhero. That’s a joke, in reality, I love travel, cooking and German football club VFL Bochum.
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I live work and research at the university of Glasgow in the west side of the city.
My research if focused on the creation and development of medical sensors to detect diseases.
In my spare time, I love to cook and bake, potentially I should try my hand at masterchef or bake off who knows? I also love cartoon such as the Simpsons and pretty much anything Pixar.
During 2017-2018 I lived in a small city in Germany called Bochum, despite moving back years ago now I am still an avid fan of the local football team VFL Bochum.
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My research focuses on the creation of particles that can light up when a laser is shined at it.
By adding other molecules to the outside of the particles we can capture biological targets (enzymes, antibodies, toxic metals etc) and detect them in a biological sample.
This is to help doctors and nurses detect infections and diseases.
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My Typical Day:
I wake up nice and early and have a nice morning coffee.
I then head to the lab where I do lots of different types of experiments.
Then I have lunch, do some more experiments and finish the afternoon with another coffee.
I go home about 5pm, watch some TV and relax.
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I wake up nice and early, I love the morning it is my most productive time of day. I start of with a morning coffee and then head to the lab for 9 am. I spend most of my mornings doing experiments, answer emails and drawing graphs. This is then followed by a nice lunch and some more experiments. Around 3 pm my friends and I have an afternoon coffee to stay awake. Then I do some more experiments up until 5 pm. I head home, have something nice for dinner, watch TV to relax, go to sleep and repeat the next day.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would donate the money to the MS society UK.
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Education:
I went to:
Slaemuir Primary School
Port Glasgow High School
The University of Glasgow
Ruhr University Bochum
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Qualifications:
I got 8 Standard Grades ( Maths – 1, English – 1, Chemistry -1, Modern Studies -1, Business Management -1, French -2, Administration -2, Graphic Communication -3.)
I got 1 Intermediate 2 (Biology -A)
I got 5 highers ( Chemistry – A, Biology -A, French -B, Maths -B English -B)
I got 1 advance higher (Chemistry -B)
I have a Masters degree from the University of Glasgow.
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Work History:
Research assistant in Bochum Germany.
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Current Job:
PhD Student.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Making New Sensors
What did you want to be after you left school?
I wanted to become a lecturer
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes, normally for talking
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Queen (your parents/ grandparents probs like them)
What's your favourite food?
Chicken Wings
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
I only have one wish for myself other than the standard world peace and stop world hunger. That wish is for my pocket to contain the exact amount of money I need for any purchase.
Tell us a joke.
Why did the germ cross the microscope? To get to the other slide.
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