{"id":254,"date":"2022-07-19T14:45:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/research-careers\/?post_type=project&#038;p=254"},"modified":"2022-08-05T14:02:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T13:02:56","slug":"dr-derek-sloan","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/research-careers\/project\/dr-derek-sloan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Derek Sloan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Location of primary medical degree: <\/em>University of Glasgow<\/li>\n<li><em>First interested in research:<\/em> After completing a BSc in Immunology involving laboratory work and a dissertation. 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