1. Rhiannon Probert
Education
2013 – 2017 CardiffUniversity
BSc (Hons) BiomedicalScience including ProfessionalTraining Year
Expectedtoachieve anoverall 2:1.
Modules include:BiologicalChemistry(74%),Structure andFunctionof
LivingOrganisms (63%) andSkillsforScience (62%) and‘Research
Techniques’(62%).
Placementyearproject:‘Microwave enhancedrapiddetectionof human
pathogens’.
2011 – 2013 HerefordSixth Form College,FollyLane,Hereford
4 ‘A’Levels:Biology(B), EnglishLanguage (B),Chemistry(C) andGeneral
Studies(B).
2006 – 2011 Wigmore High School,North Herefordshire
10 GCSEs – GradesA* to B includingEnglish andMaths.
Practical Skills Gained to Date
 Laboratory skillsand techniques includingcell fractionation, bacterial DNA extractionand
quantification,cell dropcounts,agarose gel electrophoresis, PCR,cell/DNAmicrowavingand
VantixTM
assays.
 Well versedinsterilemicrobiological techniquesallowingforthe growthof bacterial and
bacteriophage culturesaseptically.
 Accurate data gathering,analysisandevaluation. Able toquestioncomplex graphsuchas
Vantix assaycurves.
 Research: extensive researchskillsonboththe internetandinscience andotherjournalsto
undertake assignmentsandtowrite reports.
 IT literate and competentina range of packagesincludingWord,Excel,PowerPoint, Prezi,
email,internetanddataanalysingsoftware ‘R’(mymarksfordata analysisassessments
rangedfrom92 - 99%). AchievedOCRLevel 2National CertificatesinIT.
 Organisation with goodtime managementskills demonstratedthroughthe organisationof
an inter-rail triproundEurope (Summer2014) anda grouptrip to IndonesiaandAustralia
(Summer2015). Currentlycompletingthe Cardiff Award,anemployabilityawardthat
involvesmanyhoursof extracurricularactivitiesandworkshops.
 Communication:excellentoral andwrittencommunicationskills,achievedBgrade ‘A’level
EnglishLanguage.Abilitytowrite practical-basedreports tomyplacementsupervisor,essays
on topicssuchas leukaemia andpresentations forexampleona gastroenteritisepidemicin
children.
 Team working skills:strongteam workingskillsgainedthrough university groupprojects
such as to obtainresultsinapractical andalso as part of a waitressingteamata busy
restaurant.

2.  Problemsolving:as demonstratedinvariousassignmentsandpractical exampleswhich
have requiredusingmathematical skillstoanalyse andevaluate.Forinstance when
extractingDNA frombacteriathe yieldwastoolow for some strainssoI repeatedthe
experimentbutextendedaparticularstepto obtaina higheryield.
 Other: Full cleandrivinglicence.
Employment and Experience
2015/2016 Professional TrainingYear Placement.
2011 onwards Waitressat The Lion Hotel and Restaurant, Leintwardine.
A committedandreliablepart- time employee foroverthree years.
Responsible forservingandinteractingwith customers,workingcalmlyand
efficientlyinasmall teamwithinabusyenvironment.
2012 Work experience atSpecSavers, Ludlow. Workedwithinateamof
professionalsincluding anoptometristandanaudiologist,undertaking
retinaphotographyand customerfacingreceptionandappointmentduties.
2011 Work experience atOasis Dental Practice, Ludlow.Dutiesincluded
shadowingthe dentists,dental hygienist,andreceptionduties.
Interests
 VoluntaryWork:Involvedintwoprojects basedinCardiff - takingyoungcarersfortrips
away fromhome and weekly visitstoelderlynursingresidents inPenarth.
 Young FarmersClub(YFC):Developed stronginterpersonal skills andconfidence through
competinginvarious competitions includingachievingnational representationincooking.
 Travel:Interviewedandselectedasone of twonational YFCinternational ambassadorsona
twoweek agricultural home stayvisittoGermany Summer2014.
Referees
Personal Tutor Manager
Dr I Vaughan Mrs JessicaLong,
Cardiff School of Biosciences, The Lion,
The Sir Martin Evans Building Leintwardine
CF10 3AX. SY7 0JZ.