Amy Capper

Experience

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  The Institute of Cancer Research

  Jul 2014 - Dec 2017

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Sponsored by Prostate Cancer UK and undertaken at Chester Beatty Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK under Team Leader Dr Amanda Swain. My research identified novel genes that cooperate with PTEN loss to promote advanced prostate cancer using in vivo insertional mutagenesis, which could be used as future therapeutic targets.

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  Edinburgh International Science Festival

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  I delivered workshops at the City Art Centre as part of Edinburgh International Science Festival and within a team of six was responsible for delivering an exciting and engaging education-focused activity based on ER Surgery. In a typical day we ran eight 45 minute workshops for groups of 16 young children aged 8+ and as well as leading these activities was responsible for managing the space, consumables and timing for the event. I worked as a guide at this immersive careers education event designed to give secondary school students a new way to think about their futures and highlighting the opportunities available to those who study STEM subjects. I worked with a team to deliver workshops at the Abu Dhabi Science Festival 2018. I trained and led a group of science communicators in the delivery of interactive science activities during the festival aimed at children aged 5-14 and managed all aspects of the event.

  • Science Communicator

    Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

  • Experience Guide at Careers Hive

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

  • Overseas Team Leader

    Jan 2018 - Feb 2018
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  Inspiring Scotland

  May 2018 - now

  Events Administrator

  As part of the Thrive Outdoors team that supports enhanced childhood health and wellbeing outcomes I assist with event planning and office administration. My daily tasks include overseeing all event organisation and management within our team, coordinating volunteers and delegates during events, writing digital copy for the charity website and producing communications for presentations, company brochures and social media channels.

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  Myeloma UK

  Aug 2018 - now

  I lead our policy work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as an individual charity and part of incredible coalitions and alliances like Cancer52, One Cancer Voice and the Blood Cancer Alliance. I also steward a group of amazing volunteers who make up our Advocacy Partner Panel, and help to shape our work and ensure we're putting the patient voice the centre of everything we do. Our team works to ensure that the patient voice is heard and acted upon by key decision makers. We do this by ensuring that the needs and priorities of myeloma patients are understood, represented, valued and addressed in developing treatment and care.

  • Senior Policy Officer

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Patient Advocacy and Policy Research Officer

    Aug 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Healthcare Professional Projects Officer

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2019