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Ioanna Bezirtzoglou

    • About Me:

      Heyy, I am a Greek student studying and working in the UK! I love travelling, cooking, running, crime shows and going out with friends 🙂

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      I moved to the UK for University and I am now currently doing my PhD. I love science and I love showcasing and getting other people involved in it!

      I have a varied interests ranging from sports, to arts and crafts, to socialising and many more. I love keeping myself busy and entertained!

      I am super happy to discuss pretty much anything and trying to showcase you how science can be cool 🙂

    • My pronouns are:

      she/her

    • My Work:

      I am currently a PhD student working in tissue and bone regeneration using gels and various AI models to simulate how they work. Exciting stuff!

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      I am currently looking at different teeth diseases and potential treatments for them. I am in particular looking at types of gels I can use to help the bone and the tissue grow again and trying to take images with very high detail level to them! I am then using things like AI and computers to help me copy this into an online model to make it more applicable for other diseases.

    • My Typical Day:

      I wake up around 7am – unfortunately ahha – and have a quick breakfast before I drive to work. My days are usually splits between doing experiments in the lab and working on my computer and catching up with my coursework! I usually have lunch with my friends and I try to get home for around 5pm. Then I like to go to the gym or for a run if the weather is great before having dinner and going to bed.

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      Everyday can be very different when working in research so some days I might be all day on my computer or all day on a microscope or all day in the lab but I always try to keep things fun

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I honestly haven’t thought about it much in depth but I would love to make science more accessible and offer student the ability to conduct types of work experiences of fun mini science project and experiments to understand better science

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    • Education:

      I went to an international school abroad in Belgium which is where I was born and raised

    • Qualifications:

      I completed what is called European Baccalaureate with subjects in: Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology with labs. As well as English and French language

    • Work History:

      My only work history relevant to me becoming a scientist is doing a Year in Industry during my bachelors degree at university.

      I also did do a two week work experience which helped me decide my equivalent ‘A levels’ I wanted to choose

    • Current Job:

      I work as a PhD student at the national research facility

    • Employer:

      The Rosalind Franklin Institute

    • My Interview

      • What did you want to be after you left school?

        A Forensic Scientist/Cancer Researcher

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        not that much - I was mostly a nerd

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        My crazy job idea would be to work as a firefighter or ambulance

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        I do love me so Harry Styles

        What's your favourite food?

        Honestly anything Greek haha but I do love a good pasta dish

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        Travel the word, be happy and satisfied with who I am and what I do, and being rich wouldn't hurt

        Tell us a joke.

        oh no I am terrible at jokes - I fear I do not have a good answer for this!

        How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        energetic, passionate, curious

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