Pharmacology
        Drug measuring, dispension, and manufacturing.
        Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, Cheshire.
Molecular Medicine
        Researching a new Asthma drug medicine via a variety of biochemical techniques.
        UMIST, Manchester.
Cytogenetics
        DNA finger printing, Karyotyping, etc...
        Christies Hospital, Manchester.
Molecular Immunology
        Genetic research of the thyroid; using chiefly PCR, but also some bacterial work, and DNA purification's.
        Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.
Gene Therapy
        Plasmid work, Viral vector construction, Cytokine work, Tissue culture, Animal work, etc. (see below)
        Dept. of Pathology, McMaster University,  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Molecular Medicine
        Murine RNA extraction and purification, Reverse Transcriptions, PCR’s, etc...
        Dept. of Molecular Medicine, St. James Hospital, Leeds.
Web Pages
        I was commissioned to build a web page for the staff-student reps for the whole University of Sheffield.
        The University of Sheffield Union of Students, Western Bank, Sheffield.
Internet Virtual Reality
         Over the summer of 1998 I did research for Light Work Computer Graphics software house into
         building a virtual shopping mall on the Internet.
         LightWork, Rutledge House, Sheffield. ( http://www.lightwork.com/ )
Database Design and manufacture
        Over the course of my postgraduate degree in Software Systems Technology, I worked as part of
        a programming team; we investigated Sheffield Universities Psychology Dept data problems, and
        then designed and built a database to solve the problems.
        Dept of Computer Science and Dept of Psychology, Sheffield University, Sheffield.

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GCSE’s: Studied at New Mills School
Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Geology, Creative Studies (computers), Music, English Language, English Literature.
A’LEVEL’s: Studied at New Mills Sixth Form College
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematical Statistics.
HND Applied Biology: Studied at Sheffield (see below)
Cell Biology, Human Physiology, Computers and Statistics, Analytical Biochemical Techniques, Classical Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and a Research Placement.
B.Sc. Genetics (Hons): Leeds University - Second Class:
1st year: Biochemistry (2-1), Genetics (2-1), Computer Usage (1st), Computer Programming on the PC(2-1), Cells and Tissues (2-1), Algorithmic design of computer Programs (2-1), Population and Evolutionary Ecology(2-2), Introductory Artificial Intelligence(2-2), Computer Based Data Handling for the Bimolecular Sciences(2-2).
2nd year: Spent at McMaster University, Canada
 Senior Thesis Research Project: “Adenovirus carrying IL-6 as a possible treatment for  cancer” (a final year project worth half the years marks)(1st), Advanced Immunology (1st),  Molecular Biology of the Nucleus (2-1), Human Genetics (2-2), Eukaryotic Genetics (2-2),  Microbial Genetics (2-2).
 I also elected to study the following, although the above fulfilled my credits:
 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Theories, Introductory Immunology, Genetic  Engineering and Biotechnology Lab Techniques, and Embryology (for a time).
3rd year: Project Mark of 69%, final mark second class with honours.
 Applied Genetics, Evolutionary Genetics, Advanced Molecular Genetics, Developmental  Genetics, and Final Year Project: Investigation into a connection between TNF and asthma (see below).
Postgraduate degree in Computer Science: Sheffield University:  
Maxi Project I (databases), Structured Programming, Professional Issues in IT, Maxi Project II (virtual reality), Computer Architecture, Database Systems, Software Analysis and Design, Software Specification, Project, European Business Technology, Object Orientated Programming, and, Human Computer Interactions.
 

        In regards to the HND in Applied Biology; having finished my A’levels, I was unsure whether or not I should commit     myself to such a specialist subject as Genetics, and so I started a HND at Sheffield. After the first year, however, having done some degree level genetics, I decided to transfer to Genetics, and was accepted onto a BSc. Genetics (Hons) at Leeds.
         My grades in my first year a Leeds, (see above) where high enough to win one of the positions available for an exchange to McMaster University in Canada. Whilst there, I convinced them to let me do a final year project. I did this under Jack Gauldie, as my primary supervisor, and Frank Graham as my secondary supervisor. It was laid out like an M.Sc.; first you do a proposed research plan, and defend it, then you do the lab work, attending all lab meetings, etc… I had to write a paper in publishable format, and do a poster and a 20 minutes defence at the end with upto 40 minutes of questions. The work I did was part of a PhD student's project, and so I will be the secondary author on his papers. And anyone who uses the virus I made, Ad5E1IL-6, will acknowledge my contribution.
        Last summer I finished my final year project at Leeds under Dr. J.F.J. Morrison, in the Dept of Molecular Medicine, at St. James Hospital (otherwise known as “Jimmies” on TV).  I was researching a project, trying to prove a connection between the cytokine TNF and asthma. Where I finished, a PhD student has taken over.  My final BSc marks was slightly lower than was predicted, and so I decided to better myself by trying my hand at computers for a year.
       I have just finished doing a postgraduate degree in Computer Science ( officially titled 'Software System Technology') at Sheffield University.  While there I was elected staff-student representative for three positions: my course, my department, and the faculty of pure science.  I built three web sites, two for the University (   http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~m7tdl/ is the course page I built, and a union rep web page), and I have my own private site ( http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tdl/  ) and have built a MUD web site ( http://vampyre.acc.uri.edu/~mudlord/index.htm ).  I intend improving these sites with some Java code in the near future.

1. I know how to program in 6 different computer languages: Basic (textbook self-taught), Turbo Pascal (Leeds       University), PROLOG (Leeds University), Modula-2 (Sheffield University), Java (Sheffield University), and some C++ (textbook self-taught).
2. I enjoy programming in Multi-User-Dimensions (MUDs) via telnet over the Internet, using LPC, which is a heavily object orientated form of C++. On one such MUD (telnet vampyre.acc.uri.edu 7777) I am a Systems Administrator ( ZAY), though I code on several.
3. I have been elected Staff-Student Rep for my course, the postgraduate Rep for the department of Computer Science, and the postgraduate Rep for the Faculty of Pure Science.
4. Fencing: I enjoy, and have a Club Leaders award in, fencing (teaching award)
5. Animal Handling: I have a certificate of recognition of training in Animal Handling
6. Duke of Edinburgh's Awards: I have both my Bronze and Gold Duke of Edinburgh's  Awards.
7. Computers: I enjoy both writing and playing games.
8. I have a clean Drivers Licence (and my own car)
9. Swimming: I enjoy swimming and have upto, and including, Gold Level life savers
10. Fantasy: I enjoy both reading and writing fantasy.
11. I play the organ to the equivalent of about grade 6 (though I never took formal grades)
12. Staff-Student Rep activities – I have enjoyed organizing socials for the students I represent, and have enjoyed the responsibility of having seats on a variety of influential University boards.
 

At this time my ambitions are split, I would like to either:
Do research in gene therapy, or an area of it such as viral research, although I would consider anything in molecular biology, ideally human, and, after a PhD, then go on to do a couple of Post-docs.
Or,  go into software Engineering using Java and/or C++ to write Internet and other global applications.
My ideal career would be a combination of the two.
 

Home:                                            Internet:
8 Acorn Terrace,                             tdl@globalnet.co.uk
New Mills,                                      m7tdl@dcs.shef.ac.uk
Derbyshire.                                     http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tdl/
Sk22 3HQ                                       Tel. (Mobile phone)
Tel. 01663 746268                           0410 221112

Dr.G.R.K.Sastry                    Dept. Genetics
(Senior Lecturer)                   University of Leeds.
0113 2333098                       Email : gen6grks@bmb.leeds.ac.uk
 
Dr. Alan Radford                   Dept. Genetics,
(Senior Lecturer)                   University of Leeds,
Tel. 0113 2333086                Email : a.radford@leeds.ac.uk
See his web page

Dr. Jack Gauldie                    Chair of Pathology,
(Chair of Pathology)               Dept. of Pathology,
Tel. 001 905 525 4910           McMaster Health Sciences,
                                               Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.