I am an undergraduate student at Brunel University London, where I study BSc Biomedical Sciences (Genetics). I was a Visiting Student at the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, joining Dr Ankur Mutreja’s research group in 2020. This was based at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases (CITIID). Where I carried out my own research project on developing a molecular diagnostic assay for the detection of globally circulating Shigella species. I had developed a huge interest in global health during my time at Cambridge, during the Covid-19 pandemic and hope to continue down this path for the future.