Shirin is an Irish medical student studying at Warwick Medical Student with a previous first class degree in Biomedical Science. She has a keen interest in paediatrics and infectious disease, enjoying these specialties at medical school. She won several academic awards during her undergraduate degree including the best microbiology result award, the Chris Hunter memorial prize for best dissertation project and Norman Richards memorial prize for receiving first class marks in all second and final year modules. Shirin’s named project which she will present as a poster takes an in depth look at the link between antibiotics used in this day and age and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In her free time, Shirin enjoys gardening, swimming and loves dogs.