UKRI Stories | From circus performer to science apprentice l 101 jobs that change the world S2 Ep 7 @UKResearchandInnovation | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Lucy Trew worked as a figure skater and aerial performer for 10 years before pursuing her other passion: science.

As the manufacturing science & technology (MS &T) apprentice at the @cellandgenetherapycatapult, she supports work that helps the development of cell and gene therapies. These therapies are a relatively new type of medicine that can offer life-changing treatments for a range of conditions, including some types of cancers and genetic disorders.

In this video, find out more about her fascinating journey and what her role involves.

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Read more about Lucy's experience as an apprentice: kent.ac.uk/global-lifelong-learning/apprenticeships/news/762/lucy-trew-level-5-technician-scientist

Learn how the CGT Catapult and the Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) are helping people develop careers in advanced therapies: youtu.be/hM7sz2bkBxI?si=OISnV3L0ciVFzzz5

More about ATAC: youtu.be/ZTIUIvG1oAU

This is season two of 101 Jobs That Change the World, our series on the people and roles that make research and innovation. See them all in our playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkjB0VcEl5P9yPj9tljiU1PMhadR7iU1C

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