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What is your name?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
Viola Ceriani<\/p>\n
Where are you from?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
Italy<\/p>\n
Which class do you belong to?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
Translational Neuroscience MSc class of 2026<\/p>\n
Where and what did you study before joining Imperial College London?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
I did my BSc in Biochemistry at King\u2019s College London<\/p>\n
How did you find your Master\u2019s experience at the College?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
This year has positively challenged me to improve. Beyond what I learned during the MSc, I am grateful to have been introduced to the Imperial Department of Brain Sciences through our lecturers and lab workshops. I really appreciated learning what other people in my field are researching, as it showed me the amazing breadth of neuroscience research<\/p>\n
Which research project did you work on?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
I worked in a lab at the Francis Crick Institute focused on congenital muscle disorders. My project focused on modelling a neuromuscular disease, X-linked myotubular myopathy, using iPSC-derived neurons and muscle cells<\/p>\n
Where are you now?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
Right now, I am in London, and I hope to remain here to continue my journey in academia<\/p>\n
What are you working on?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
I am looking to join a lab that reflects my research interests: my aim is to work on the molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases<\/p>\n
What is the most important lesson you learnt as a Master\u2019s student?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
This Master\u2019s programme taught me a lot, both inside and outside the lecture halls. Given the fast pace of the course, my biggest lesson was that motivation and dedication will take me further than trying to achieve a \u2018perfect\u2019 result. In both the lab and in reports and presentations, I like to take my time and keep improving my work before showing it to anyone. This course taught me to start a project with a clear idea of what I want it to look like and to be motivated to communicate my findings to an audience<\/p>\n
How did the Master\u2019s programme help you get to where you are now?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
This Master\u2019s introduced me to the bench-to-bedside aspect of neuroscience research, which is what I would like to pursue in the future. I gained skills that I will apply to my future research and, hopefully, to a PhD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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