Flávia Matos Santo is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently a PhD student at the University College London (UCL) Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital. She previously obtained an MSc in Cancer and Molecular Pathology and Genomics from Queen Mary University of London and a BSc in Biomedical Science in Histocellular Pathology from the Lisbon School of Health Technology, Portugal. She has previously worked in genetics and pathology laboratories in several NHS Trusts and has worked as a research assistant for several years at the University of Oxford. Her current work aims to develop a new genetic diagnostic test for children with focal epilepsy.
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