Profile

CV

• Education:

  I’ll let you in a little secret: science wasn’t always my best suit. But thanks to an wonderful teacher I had back in high school, I learned to love biology. This inspired me to pursue a degree in Medical Biology at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. I initially wanted to become a doctor, but I had a change of heart during my senior year. I worked at a city hospital for a bit as a cardiac technologist, but then I realised I wanted to continue the research I did back in university. Two years ago, I came to the UK to pursue a master’s degree in Cancer Biology, where I looked at ways on how we can alternatively treat brain cancer. While doing my masters, I found a passion for science communication — and this is what brought me to my current job as a science explainer at Life!

• Qualifications:

  Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Biology

  Master of Science degree in Cancer Biology

• Work History:

  After I got my bachelor’s degree in 2022, I briefly worked as a cardiac technologist at a private hospital in the Philippines. As a cardiac technologist, I performed diagnostic tests involving the heart. This includes ECG tests, treadmill stress tests, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and Holter monitoring. All these were meant to help doctors know if a person had something wrong with their heart.

• Current Job:

  I’m currently an explainer at Life — where I get to do science workshops for school groups. Some of the workshops I do involves learning about space, DNA, genetics, and the human body. It’s a fun job because I get to be an astronaut one day and a molecular scientist the next day.