Profile
James Collins
My CV
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Education:
University College Cork
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Qualifications:
BSc (hons) Neuroscience
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Work History:
University College Cork
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Current Job:
PhD Student
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About Me
I'm a PhD student in University College Cork and a typical mad scientist!
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I live in Ireland with my family. I’m halfway through my PhD to get my doctorate (Dr.). I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan too!
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I’m working on how stress when you’re young can affect how you feel and behave when you’re older. I’m also looking at how your gut and your brain talk to each other and what happens when they don’t communicate properly and things start going wrong and looking at ways to fix that.
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My Typical Day
I get up in the morning, go into the lab, and run experiments. I spend the day looking at different things about the gut and the brain. I also get to use a microscope that's as big as a room!
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I do research on the computer about what I’m interested in. This gives me ideas to make more experiments to answer difficult questions like how stress affects the brain and the gut. After the experiments, I get to see what I’ve done looks like under a huge microscope to see if my experiment worked!
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What I'd do with the prize money
Do a visit to a local school to talk about science.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Hard-working, punctual, friendly
What did you want to be after you left school?
A Neuroscientist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No O:)
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Billie Eilish
What's your favourite food?
Beef Stew
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Rowing
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Unlimited research funding, A big house, lots of published papers!
Tell us a joke.
How to you cut the ocean in half? With a sea-saw!
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