Profile
Steven Kiddle
Thanks everyone - i've created a facebook group if you have anymore questions to ask me: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138389616171403&v=wall
My CV
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Education:
Sidcot School 1997-2004
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Qualifications:
Warwick University (BSc in Maths) 2004-2007
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Work History:
Wookey Hole Caves gift shop as a summer job
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Current Job:
PhD Student
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I use maths and biology to study plant genes. The aim is to understand how plants fight disease by learning which genes control which other genes when a plant is being attacked.
I use computers to make predictions from data and test these in the lab using biology.
Progress could lead to new ways to stop plants from dying from disease, which could mean less food being destroyed in the fields. I also play drums in a band in london called Panda Party.
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My Typical Day:
a meeting, look after plants, work at computer, think at a blackboard, do lab work
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I wake up at 8am and get into the office for 9am, check some emails, sometimes I’ll go to a meeting of biologists/mathematicians. My days are very varied, sometimes I program computers for a whole day, other times i’ll be in the lab or sowing seeds to grow plants, but usually a little bit of everything!
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Give talks at schools about science and interdisciplinary research
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
curious lively friendly
Were you ever in trouble at school?
i got a detention for bad behaviour on a coach trip, it was really boring
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Its a hard one, i love too many bands, but its got to be Jimi Hendrix
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
that lab work would work! Play a big music festival. Not to have to wash up ever!
Tell us a joke.
Why did the scarecrow get a nobel prize? He was outstanding in his field
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