A culture of success

By Sarah McLusky2015-05-01T15:45:00

Source: RSC/Stephen Lake

Sarah McLusky profiles a sixth form student on the hunt for protein biomarkers

While her friends were enjoying a break from school, and her family went on holiday without her, Charlotte Duff spent last summer nurturing a culture of bladder epithelial cells in a lab at Newcastle University. Her dedication paid off: she was recently awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry prize in the finals of the 2015 National Science and Engineering Competition at the Big Bang Fair.

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