A PhD graduate who has won a TikTok award for his social media posts says he hopes his win will inspire more people from different backgrounds to take up science.
Gab Astorga, who grew up in Mile Cross in Norwich and studied biomedicine at the city's University of East Anglia (UEA), has amassed 432,000 followers and 23m likes on the platform for his videos.
The 25-year-old, who passed his doctorate after undertaking research at the Quadram Institute in Norwich, launched his account during his UEA degree studies.
"I'm just really honoured and grateful... because seeing someone up there just like me would have inspired younger-version Gab," said Dr Astorga.
Speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk, the academic said: "They would have been inspired to pursue science, content creation, to use their voice for something important."
