Profile
Brian Ferguson
My CV
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Education:
School – Barnack Primary School
School – Stamford School
University undergraduate – Imperial College London (BSc Biochemistry)
University postgraduate – University College London (PhD Biochemistry) -
Qualifications:
10 GSCE’s (10 A’s)
4 A Levels (4 A’s) – Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths
B.Sc. Biochemistry
PhD Biochemistry -
Work History:
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge, Department of Pathology
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London, Section of Virology
Junior Research Fellow, Imperial College London
University Lecturer, University of Cambridge -
Current Job:
University Lecturer in Immunology and Vaccinology
Research Group Leader in the Department of Pathology
University of Cambridge
Chair of the Cambridge Group of the British Society for Immunology
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About Me:
I’m a dad of two kids under 6, a university lecturer, and a research scientist. I love food, science and cricket. I’m trying to make better vaccines.
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I live in Cambridge with my partner and two young children, one boy and one girl. We don’t have pets as we like to travel a lot, especially to see the grandparents as half of them live in Hong Kong. I love cricket and rugby and watch lots of sport.
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My Typical Day:
Every day is different for me. I spend some time teaching, some time writing, some time helping people in my laboratory to learn how to do experiments. At the moment I’m working from home because of the pandemic, but that doesn’t stop me doing most of the things I normally do!
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
happy, creative, busy
What did you want to be after you left school?
A scientist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes (!)
What's your favourite food?
Any seafood
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Be less distracted, remember birthdays, discover more cool things
Tell us a joke.
Why isn't there any aspirin in the jungle. Because the parrots-ate-em-all
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