Rebecca Jensen

PhD Student, University of Liverpool

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Just try your best and you will get where you want to be.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

I am a scientific PhD student carrying out a Pharmacology project looking at mitochondrial drug toxicity.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS FIELD?

Through school I always enjoyed science and learning about the human body. As I learnt more I could see the certain topics I liked the most and persued them.

WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT & THINK, "I WISH YOUNGER ME WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS POSSIBLE?"

When I didn't get the grades I wanted at A-Level.

WHY DO YOU LOVE WORKING IN STEM?

I like that I know my research will help people.

BEST ADVICE FOR NEXT GENERATION?

Just try your best and you will get where you want to be- there is always a way.