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Angela Oliveira Pisco

Curriculum Vitae

  • Work History:

    I’ve worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester and now at King’s College London. I’ve also worked as a teacher assistant at the University of Manchester

  • Current Job:

    Postdoctoral researcher aka computational biologist, bioinformatician at a cell biology lab

  • Employer:

    Prof Fiona Watt’s lab, King’s College London

  • My Work

    Postdoctoral researcher living the dream of becoming a professor

  • My Typical Day: code, eat, code, gym, sleep

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    I work close to my colleagues shopping the interdisciplinary projects that we have in hands. On a daily basis I’ve meetings with my colleagues that perform biological experiments to discuss their progress and mine and to re-align our working directions. I’m a fitness addicted, I cycle to work (about 40min each way) and I try my best to squeeze in 1h of gym per day. Having said that, I usually leave the house by 7.30am and I’m back by 9pm. I like to be busy because that pressure makes me more productive and I’m involved in different projects which guarantees I never get bored!

  • What I'd do with the money

    Get more students to study STEM subjects

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    I’m a strong advocate of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths education and I’d like to be able to setup a virtual classroom where students could go and interact with different professionals daily working in STEM fields and also with professors of relevant subjects.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      hard-working, perfectionist, creative

      What's the best thing you've done in your career?

      It’s hard to say, because I’m an academic but I think the best one that might classify was a mathematical model of brain development!

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      A scientist!

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      No

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

      A medical doctor

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Coldplay

      What's your favourite food?

      Seafood rice

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      Swimming with dolphins in open sea

      Tell us a joke.

      What does a sea say to another sea? Nothing really, they just wave!