I currently study Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Physics with
the hope to study Biomedical Science when I go to university. For a career, I
would love to be involved in research especially either for drugs or genetics.
I decided to apply for a placement with SATRO as it was not only a research
focused assignment, it also gave me to opportunity to complete a CREST award
with their support.
I was excited to find out that I had been selected and was
told that my placement would be with the University of Surrey working with
their Nutritional Sciences department. In the first week I was set preliminary
research to familiarise myself with my project: the effect of weight on Vitamin
D levels. As well as the research I was also helping my mentor with her work
too which showed me how my research was relevant and how it was progressing in
a real life context. My mentor gave me a data set that some student had
collected so I picked out the variables I wanted and then produced graphs to
analyse.
It was a great opportunity and something that I will
definitely mention when applying to university. During the placement I had
access to many resources such as their library, scientific journals and talking
to scientists and PhD students. The experience benefitted me as I had real life
application of the work that I do in school which will prepare me for the
future.
- Jaimee Kerven
