Welcome! My name is Jean and I am an MB-PhD  in Cancer Sciences candidate, funded by Cancer Research UK. My interests include oncology, surgery, research, and leadership. 

I write about research and my experiences being an international student. I would love to hear from you – do get in touch!  

Note: my website was previously hosted on Wix and I have been working to transfer it to a different provider. Transferring the blog posts I have written has been challenging as Wix has no option of exporting blog posts directly. Please bear with me as I get all my writing transferred but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading my work!


Read my latest blog posts

Intercalating 101

The start of another academic year means it’s the time where I start getting questions from people about intercalation. After all, I have been intercalating for over three years now and still have some time to go before I’m due back in medical school! I’ve written about intercalating in the past but my views on…

Planning Your PhD

The start of the year is always a time where we plan out the next stage and think about what we want to achieve. Whether you’re just about to start your PhD, or if you’re pretty much a PhD veteran at this point, I think it’s worth having some sort of plan to look back…

Presenting your work

When it’s summer time, you know what it means as a PhD student – it’s conference season! Whether you’re presenting your work as a poster or oral presentation, it is a valuable opportunity to get feedback on how to improve your work. I’ve learnt a lot presenting my own work and going to other presentations…

Subscribe to stay up to date with my content!