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Switching Gears: From Neuroscience to Cancer Research - Insights from a Graduate's Journey

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Tanvi explains how neuroplasticity offers hope for stroke recovery by rewiring the brain after injury.

Neuroscience graduate Tanvi Patel discusses her transition to cancer research, sharing her academic journey from Sussex to UCL, her lab internship experiences, and the personal motivations behind her career shift. She explains how skills from neuroscience apply to oncology and offers advice for students considering similar interdisciplinary paths.

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A grounded look at a neuroscience degree turning into cancer research work.

The piece follows Tanvi Patel from Sussex neuroscience into cancer research, tracing how a first class graduate moved through a master's in cancer at UCL and is now set to begin work as a clinical trials assistant in the NHS.

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For when you want a route map from Sussex neuroscience to UCL cancer research, with Excel and patient impact in the frame.

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