Oct 23, 2023
Samir
Morsli is a postdoctoral research associate in the Munoz-Espin lab
at The University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the early
stages of lung cancer initiation and progression, primarily
involving zombie-like senescent cells. During his PhD Samir carried
out an Internship and worked as part of the Public Engagement team
at The Babraham Institute.
In this
episode Samir shares his experience of how he arranged and
completed a mandatory internship during their
PhD.
He
reflects on the valuable skills he gained from the internship and
highlights the way in which the experience enabled him to gain a
broader perspective on his research journey.
Samir
highlights the importance of timing for an internship and offers
some advice on how to maximise the potential of the
experience.
You can contact Samir via email here: sjm312@cam.ac.uk
Websites: https://www.munoz-espinlab.com/samir-morsli
Social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-morsli-6184ba119/ / https://twitter.com/Smorsli
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