Profile – Praseodymium Zone

Education:

I did my GCSEs and A Levels at Plantsbrook School in Sutton Coldfield (1995-2001), I got my degree from The University of Birmingham (2001-2005) and my PhD from The University of Bristol (2006-2009)
Qualifications:

A-Levels (Biology, Chemistry, Maths), Degree (Medical Science – BMedSc), PhD (Nociception and the cerebellum)
Work History:

The University of Birmingham, UK; The University of Queensland, Australia
Current Job:

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I work in the Memory Persistence Laboratory at The University of Birmingham.

We are interested in learning and memory and in particular a process called “reconsolidation”.

Reconsolidation allows us to change the memories we already have – usually so we can add more information. I am trying to learn more about it with the hope that we can use this to try and change the memories that aren’t helpful, like being afraid of spiders or being addicted to drugs.

Check out my video here: http://voice.adobe.com/v/FLU7jBnsMGa
My Typical Day:

Running experiments, analysing data, reading scientific papers, drinking tea.
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A typical day for me would probably involve running an experiment in the morning, analysing the data I had generated that day in the afternoon and reading papers. Depending on how energetic I was feeling I might also try to fit in a spin class somewhere too!
What I'd do with the prize money:

Use it to create some interactive tools/games to help me explain my science at the British Science Festival in September

Charlotte Flavell