Profile
Kieran Woof
CV
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About Me:
I’m a biologist working on all things Fungi here at Kew Gardens. I love messing about with things in the lab or outside – so really, a Biologist is the perfect job for me!
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I love being outside and travelling to new places. That said, there’s nothing wrong with sitting at home sometimes and watching a bit of rubbish TV.. I also love football – although it stresses me out far more than I care to admit!
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I’m a Research Assistant on the Fungi side of the Darwin Tree of Life project. I deal with all our incoming samples, processing them, culturing them, and then barcoding them before sending them off for sequencing. I also collaborate with our collectors in the field and organize site permissions, so a bit of everything really!
Fungi are weird and wonderful things, so I sometimes have to try a few different things to get what we need from them – you’d be surprised how often two similar fungi can behave completely different from one another!
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Eco loving Biologist
What was your favourite subject at school?
Biology (Surprisingly enough..)
What did you want to be after you left school?
I really had no idea except for something science related..
Who is your favourite singer or band?
At the moment it's probably Tame Impala and Queens of the Stone age.
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Getting to see a pod of wild Killer Whales was really cool
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To travel to New Zealand, to run a marathon, to watch Watford FC win the Premier League
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