People in Medicine

Lois
Job title: Lab Technician/Automation Specialist
Employer name: AstraZeneca
Industry Sector: Medicine
My current role:
Working within the Compound Management Department at AstraZeneca. The automated equipment enables us to solubilise compounds for testing across site. These tests aid the research of new drugs, mainly for cancers.

Merlin
Job title: Biochemical Engineer
Employer name: Wyeth BioPharma
Industry Sector: Medicine
My current role:
Validation Specialist in the largest biopharmaceutical plant in the world

Carrie
Job title: PhD Student
Employer name: Exeter University
Industry Sector: Medicine
My current role:
I am a final year PhD student working in a the Henry Wellcome Building for Biocatalysis in Exeter. I am currently researching the use of enzymes in producing chemicals that are of use to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

Frances
Job title: Senior radiographer/sonographer
Employer name: Worcester royal hospital
Industry Sector: Medicine
My current role:
I assess and justify requests for x-ray examinations, carry out x-ray examinations and assess the films aiding in diagnosis, carry out and report diagnostic ultrasound examinations

Caroline
Job title: Mechanical Engineer
Employer name: Thermo Electron
Industry Sector: Medicine
My current role:
Design and develop medical equipment.