My wife and I moved to Bishops Stortford in 2005 and became part of the parish of St Josephs and the English Martyrs. I am an active member of the parish being involved in music groups and as a catechist for the RCIA and First Holy Communion programs.

This has enabled me to meet and work with some fantastic people and experience first-hand the positive impact a thriving catholic community can have on parish life, local schools and the wider community. We have two children who currently attend schools within the St Francis of Assisi Academy Trust.

As for my professional career, I have worked for a pharmaceutical company in Cambridge since 2000, where the focus of my research is drug discovery for oncology and neurodegenerative diseases. I received a degree in Biochemistry from Sheffield University and my PhD from the University of London before working as a Postdoctoral research fellow at Imperial College, London.