Priya Prakash

Enthusiastic and ambitious undergraduate student reading Biomedical Science at University College London. Seeking opportunities to engage with research and scientific writing alongside academic degree.

Laidlaw Scholarship:

(03/2023 - current)

• Recipient of prestigious international scholarship awarded by the Laidlaw Foundation
• Conducted a systematic review assessing the use of antipsychotic drugs in patient populations with epilepsy and psychosis
• Retrieved, screened, and extracted data from thousands of studies and articles using Covidence software
• Worked with a small group to produce a manuscript detailing and evaluating these results
• Attended bespoke leadership development training
• Due to complete a 6-week international Leadership-in-Action social outreach project in the summer of 2024

University Course Representative:

(09/2023 - current)

• Proactively seek out student feedback
• Present the concerns and opinions of the cohort in Staff-Student Consultative Committee meetings
• Play an active role in working with staff towards the enhancement of the Biomedical Sciences BSc programme of study

Volunteer Writer for UCLCancerCare:

(09/2023 - current)

• Compose accessible and comprehensive articles to educate the general public about the risks, symptoms and prevention measures related to brain cancer

Volunteer Work for We Are Donors:

(09/2023 - current)

• Involved in student-led project that collaborates with the NHS Blood and Transplant to organise events aimed to encourage, educate and diversify the current list of blood donors
• Trained according to NHS guidelines on the handling of sensitive information
• Devise, propose and lead educational outreach events to raise awareness for blood donation

Extended Project Qualification:

(09/2021 - 05/2022)

• Used primary and secondary sources to produce a 5000 word essay entitled "What are Prions and to What Extent Would they be Effective Bioweapons?"
• Awarded an A* for this project
• Practiced time-management, planning, referencing and data analysis

Gold Crest Award:

(07/2021-08/2021)

• Completed a 15,000 word literature project, entitled "Are successful Huntington's Disease treatments more likely to be found in the field of regenerative medicine or in neuroprotective genetic medicine?"
• Awarded a distinction
• Evaluated data from research papers, as well as ethical and logistical factors of treatment strategies