1. 1
Eleanor
James
Gould
Cottage,
Crynant,
Neath,
SA10
8PE
Mobile
07740
395
895
Email-­‐
eleanor.james@ymail.com
Education:
06/14-­‐11/14
University
of
Reading
iGEM
team
Member
of
the
2014
iGEM
team-­‐
International
Competition
in
Synthetic
Biology.
-­‐ Leader
of
Communication
and
Public
Engagement-­‐included
presenting
at
Young
Synthetic
Biologists
conference.
-­‐ Team
received
Bronze
medal.
10/11-­‐06/14
University
of
Reading
-­‐ BSc
Biological
Sciences
-­‐ Graduated
with
Upper
Second
Class
Honours.
Modules
studied
include:
Bioinformatics.
Statistics
for
Life
Sciences.
Research
Topics
in
Ecology
and
Evolution.
Dissertation
title:
The
use
of
Phylogeny
to
predict
medicinal
properties
from
traditional
medicine
in
the
family
Fabaceae.
• Research
was
computer
based,
consisting
of
searching
scientific
papers
to
form
a
large
database.
• Received
a
first
for
my
project
presentation.
Student
Representative
for
Part
3
Biological
Sciences
• Represented
the
student
body
on
the
Staff
Student
Liaison
Committee.
• Chaired
the
committee
meeting
of
Summer
2014.
I
also
managed
the
blog
‘BiologyStudent’
for
three
years
whilst
at
University.
09/08
-­‐
06/10
Neath
Port
Talbot
College
Biology
A
Level
Grade
A,
Chemistry
A
level
Grade
C,
Physics
A
level
Grade
D,
Critical
Thinking
AS
level
Grade
A,
Mathematics
AS
level
Grade
D.
09/03
–
06/08
Llangatwg
Comprehensive
School
GCSE
Grade
A*
in
Biology,
Chemistry,
Physics,
Maths.
GCSE
Grade
A
in
English,
English
Literature,
Geography,
IT,
Graphics.
GCSE
Grade
B
in
Additional
Maths,
Welsh
Second
Language.
Previous
work
experience:
17/11/14-­‐
Represented
the
company
CiteAb
at
the
Sparkies
Tech
Hub
• Included
talking
to
international
business
ambassadors
about
the
company,
making
connections
and
networking.

2. 2
1st
August
2012
–
2nd
September
2012-­‐
Swansea
University
DNA
Damage
and
Cancer
group.
-­‐
Included
specific
scientific
training.
I
also
worked
at
the
UKEMs
international
conference,
which
included
engaging
with
the
delegates
and
supporting
administration.
September
2010
–
September
2011-­‐
Swansea
University
Bio-­‐control
and
Natural
Products
Group
-­‐Included
training
in
basic
scientific
techniques
and
searching
databases
for
protocols
and
materials.
Also
had
training
in
writing
laboratory
Standard
Operating
Procedures,
risk
assessments
and
health
and
safety
forms.
25th-­‐
29th
June
2007-­‐
Bush
House
Veterinary
Group,
Ammanford
-­‐
Included
answering
phones,
monitoring
anaesthetic
concentrations
and
holding
animals
for
vaccinations,
building
a
rapport
with
the
clients.
Skills:
Customer
service
skills,
interpersonal
skills
and
veterinary
specific
skills.
Voluntary
work:
I
helped
set
up
and
run
the
Reading
University
Macmillan
Cancer
Support
fundraising
team
on
campus
and
ran
the
Reading
Half
Marathon
for
Macmillan.
This
work
included
managing
fundraising
events,
running
the
blog
and
social
media
accounts
and
attending
meetings
and
events
in
the
Berkshire
area.
Skills:
Social
media,
organisational,
team
leader,
teamwork.
Other
Information:
• I
helped
set
up
the
Reading
University
Synthetic
Biology
society
at
Reading
University
and
held
the
position
of
public
engagement
officer
within
the
society.
Skills:
Teamwork,
organisational.
• I
represented
University
of
Reading
in
Rowing
in
the
first
novice
boat
and
have
represented
Wales
at
Dressage
in
the
inter-­‐regionals
and
at
the
Home
International
for
two
years.
Skills:
Teamwork,
motivation,
dedication.
• I
completed
the
Duke
of
Edinburgh
Bronze
and
Silver
Awards
with
expeditions
to
Gower.
I
received
the
Chancellors
award
for
commitment
to
teamwork
and
leadership.
• I
was
a
Senior
Prefect
in
Llangatwg
Comprehensive
School
and
as
part
of
this
role
I
represented
the
School
at
official
events
and
organised
duty
timetables.
Skills:
Organisational,
Leadership,
Teamwork.
• I
currently
manage
a
book
review
blog
in
my
spare
time.
Skills:
Basic
HTML,
written
communication,
social
media
marketing.
• I
backpacked
to
Japan,
Australia,
Hong
Kong
and
China
independently,
organising
all
travel
and
accommodation
myself.
Skills:
Organisational,
language.