Profile
David O'Loughlin
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About Me:
I’m David and I’m a toxicologist and I’m from Ireland 🇮🇪
I live with my partner in Cambridge. 🎓 We’re rescuing a black cat called Zara 🐈⬛️. When not in the lab I like rowing 🚣♂️ and exploring outdoors!
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My pronouns are:
He/him
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My Work:
I’m a toxicologist (study of poisons!) and I work to understand how car tyres impact our environment.
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I use a mixture of chemistry, biology and engineering to understand how all the rubber particles that come from our tyres impact our environment, from air pollution to our rivers!
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Education:
I started at Drogheda Grammar School in Ireland, then I went to Maynooth University, Ireland, University College Dublin and now Cambridge University
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Qualifications:
I did my Leaving Cert in Ireland, which got me into a BSc in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Chemistry, I then went to do an Masters in Toxicology. Now I’m doing a PhD in Toxicology
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Work History:
I’ve worked on a farm, a shop, as part of an events team, then I got my first lab job as a forensic toxicologist, now I’m a full time researcher!
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Current Job:
PhD researcher in Toxicology
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Employer:
MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
I've always wanted to be a scientist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Oh yes!!
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
A carpenter
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Gorillaz
What's your favourite food?
Pizza!
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