Career profile: postdoctoral research fellow (cancer)
In this career profile, Giulia describes her role as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
About me:
Name: Giulia
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
What do I do: I work with 3D cultures from primary epithelial cells and I use the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system to study the impact of different genes on cell competition dynamics in cancer.
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Skills I use in my job:
Creativity
I think about what I want to investigate then brainstorm ideas to find one that I can test with an experiment.
Teamwork
I work with my colleagues by discussing experimental strategies and how to analyse data in the best possible way.
Communication
I present data from my experiments to my colleagues every few months and I attend conferences with other scientists to share my discoveries.
Organisation
I plan my day to day activities, doing experiments, preparing slides for presentations, analysing data and attending training.