Born and raised in London, I joined the University of Warwick and moved to Leamington spa as a student in 2004 to study an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Chemistry, a course split between the Chemistry and Biology departments. My undergraduate covered the study of:

• Organic chemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• Polymer science
• Spectroscopy
• Electrochemistry
• Bioinorganic chemistry
• Surface and Interfacial chemistry
• Molecular pharmacology

at the department of Chemistry. At the Department of Biology my course covered the study of:

• Proteins, Genes and Genetics
• Molecular Biology
• Immunology
• Enzymology
• Protein Structure and Function
• Neurobiology
• Oncology
• Vaccination and Gene Therapy
• Infectious Diseases and Health

After the completion of my undergraduate degree in 2007, I enrolled onto a Masters course at the Department of Chemistry: Instrumental and Analytical Methods in Biological and Environmental Chemistry. Where i studied topics such as:

• Principles and Techniques in Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
• Electrochemistry and Sensors
• Cellular Systems and Biomolecules
• Techniques for the Characterisation of Biomolecules
• A wide range of analytical techniques such as NMR, Mass spectroscopy and chromatography.

It was during my masters I was able to gain insight into research within the physical sciences after completing a research project with the Warwick Electrochemistry and Interfaces Group under the supervision of Professor Julie Macpherson and Professor Pat Unwin. During my research project that was offered a PhD position to continue with my Masters research.