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British Science Week - a day in the life of an FSA scientist

Left = Dr Sophie Hardy, Regulated Products Engagement and Partnership Coordinator, smiling in a pink jumper. Top right = Dr Erica Kintz, Senior Microbiological Risk Assessor, in sunglasses near a beach Bottom right = Mike Dickinson - Senior Chemical Risk Assessor, in a big woolly hat

"There is a place in science for everybody!" Find out about what drove Dr Erica Kintz, Dr Sophie Hardy, and Mike Dickinson to careers in science and what they get up to in their day jobs at the Food Standards Agency.

TRACE study: Does not getting enough sleep increase the chance of a severe peanut allergic reaction?

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Tired person looking upwards

The Threshold Reactivity and Clinical Evaluation (TRACE) study looked at how sleep deprivation, exercise, and repeat allergen exposure over time, can affect the threshold of an allergic reaction