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Amber Palmer

    • About Me:

      Hi I’m Amber! I live in South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and I am a PhD student researching infectious disease spread 🦠. I love science, maths and computers but I also love video games, food and music.Β 

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      I studied Biomedical Science at University πŸ§ͺ🌱🧬. During this, I realised how important maths πŸ”’ can be to understand biology. This led me to my PhD which involves using maths to investigate how infectious diseases spread.Β 

      I am interested in diseases which are spread between humans (like COVID and the Flu) and diseases that are spread from insects (such as mosquitoes and ticks) to humans.Β 

    • My pronouns are:

      She/her

    • How I use Maths in my work:

      I develop models of how infectious diseases spread based on equations. These models produce graphs which show the number of infected people. πŸ“ŠπŸ“ˆπŸ“‰

    • My Work:

      I use maths, biology and computers to look at how infectious diseases spread between people and how best we can stop this from happening (for example by wearing masks and shutting schools). πŸ§¬πŸ”’πŸ’»

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      My work includes:

      – Biology – understanding the biology behind how diseases spread informs the mathematical models

      – Maths – using maths to calculate how many people are likely to become infected

      – Software development – I spend lots of time coding!

      – Training/Learning – I spend lots of time reading and attending lectures to learn more about science and maths

    • My Typical Day:

      I wake up early β˜€οΈ(I am very much a morning person!) and get ready for the day. Sometimes I work from home and sometimes I work in an office. My mornings are usually spent reading πŸ“šor developing modelsπŸ’». During my lunch break I like to walk my dog πŸΆπŸ•. I finish around 4/5pm and then play some video games.Β 

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      In the first part of my day (9-1pm) – I do the big tasks for the day such as reading big papers. I always do this with a coffee! β˜•

      At lunchtime (1-2pm) – I have a meal (this changes all the time!) and take my dog for a walk.

      In the afternoon (2-5pm) – I do smaller tasks like emails or going to lectures.

      After work (5pm onwards) – I play video games, listen to music and eat dinner. πŸŽΆπŸ•

    CV

    • Education:

      Secondary school – Croesyceiliog comprehensiveΒ 

      College/Sixth form – Hereford Sixth Form College

      University – Cardiff UniversityΒ 

      Now – University of Bristol

    • Qualifications:

      GCSEs – Maths, Double Award Science, English language and literature, Welsh, History, RE, Numeracy, IT

      A levels – Biology, Psychology, SociologyΒ 

      Integrated Master’s degree – Biomedical Sciences

    • Work History:

      2019-2025 – Play and Wellbeing Support Worker

    • Current Job:

      PhD Student in Engineering Mathematics

    • Employer:

      University of Bristol

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        Music-loving epidemiologist

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        A biologist!

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Twenty one Pilots

        What's your favourite food?

        Pizza

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