Dashboard – Orange Zone

Education:

St Marylebone C.E. School, London, UK

Durham University, Durham, UK
Qualifications:

GSCEs: 8 A*, 3A

A-levels: Biology A*, Geography A, Chemistry B, Extended Project A*

BSc Biological Sciences, 1st class

MRes Biological Sciences.
Work History:

Climate and Health consultant, World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization
Current Job:

PhD student

About Me:

I am a 24-year old PhD student in London, studying infectious diseases. I love science, coding and dogs.
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I live in London, I am a dog-lover, runner and I also love to travel admiring the natural world.
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I currently work on malaria, a severe disease caused by a tiny parasite that is carried from one person to another by mosquitoes. I look at how warm and wet a place is can lead to outbreaks of malaria. I also explore how the land around us is used and exploited, e.g. deforestation and how this also causes malaria to spread. My work takes me to South America, where malaria is a big problem! I am also interested in climate change and how this could cause new diseases to spread.
My Typical Day:

I wake myself up with a coffee and a gym session and then turn my computer on and spend the day tapping away and exploring lots of numbers.

Isabel Fletcher