Grace Palmer

Experience

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  Red Planet Pictures

  May 2017 - May 2017

  Intern

  Youth representative for the research of a potential TV series, participation in brainstorming meetings and the development of creative thinking and teamwork skills.

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  Daily Mail News

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

  Intern

  Researcher on the Femail team, developing skills in data organisation, excel and research presentation.

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  Quintessentially

  May 2018 - May 2018

  Intern
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  University of Bristol

  Sept 2018 - Jul 2019

  JCR Events Manager

  I was the events organiser for the JCR of Goldney hall. This involved the conception, organisation, marketing and execution of events for students throughout the year. The largest being the end of year ball for 1500 students and staff.

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  Self-employed

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2020

  Nanny
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  NHS

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  Student

  shadowing GP's in an NHS surgery.

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  Re-Production Productions Ltd

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  Event Designer

  This role involved the design and creation of event decorations including set-up and breakdown. This was a very exciting and creative role and culminated in being appointed the director of decoration for Primadonna Festival in August 2019.

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  Loyton Sporting

  Sept 2021 - Apr 2022

  Sous Chef
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  Greenbean Scientific

  Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  Project Intern

  Led a project on the development of innovative solutions for the treatment of commercially relevant fungal pathogens in port harvest tomatoes for the UK's largest fresh produce supplier. • Maintained culture and collection of commercially relevant fungi and bacteria• Sampled and diagnosed fungi present at the largest tomato farm in England• Ran trials to identify the optimum concentration of novel treatments for the control of fungi in tomatoes• Wrote detailed reports on the experiemental findings to communnicate the work effectively to key stakehoders and executives. Show less

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  Klarity

  Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

  Scientific Content writer

  I was tasked with content creation for Klarity's health library and wrote articles on health issues, their causes andavailable treatments. Some titles included: low milk supply: impaired lactogenesis and Lissencephaly explained.

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  Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)

  Nov 2022 - Jul 2023

  Masters Student

  Worked as a lab assistant in the Samuel Sanchez’s group: Smart Nano Biodevices on a project entitled: characterisation of self-healing capacities of 3D-printed skeletal muscle• Maintained myoblast cell cultures • Used Cellink 3D bioprinter for the fabrication of 3D bioprinted muscle tissues• Performed rtPCR, PCR, RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis • Analysed the function and recovery after damage of fabricated muscles using LEICA thunder microscope• Used Immunostaining to characterise self-healing and maturation of muscle model Show less

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  The Science Clinic

  Oct 2023 - Oct 2024

  Science Tutor

  Tutor for children ages 11-18 in Biology, Chemistry and Physics:- Responsible for lesson planning, resource gathering and lesson execution - Comprehensive knowledge of syllabi for all major exam boardsI have particularly enjoyed this work as I believe effective and engaging science education is extremely important. Children and teenagers are often alienated by the 'hard subjects' label and lose confidence when not sufficiently supported or entertained in class. I am working to improve my teaching skills by getting to know my student's learning style, keeping lessons at the right pace and using a varity of techniques and media to support them in their learning. Show less

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  Sustrato Mx

  Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  Startup development intern
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  Bristol Fungarium

  Sept 2024 - Apr 2025

  Laboratory Technician, Science communicator

  Lab technician for a quickly scaling mushroom cultivation business. I am currently leading a project looking into the genomic identification of commercially and medically relevant strains and quantifying bioactive compounds. I am working with other members of the lab team on cross-breeding commercial and foraged strains to improve various metrics such as growth speed, metabolite production, cosmetics, bruising reduction, and culture degradation.

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  Self-employed

  Dec 2024 - now

  Freelance Writer

  I am currently working as a freelance medical and science writer.