• Question: When did you decide to research your area in science? Was there an event which influenced your decision?

    Asked by cherryred to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 22 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Lorna Houlihan

      Lorna Houlihan answered on 22 Mar 2010:

      No event as such. Just doing what I am interested in all along. One thing is that when I met my boss, I really liked his work and interest, and I his enthusiasm spread to me – just like if you have a really great teacher, then you might really like the class.

    • Photo: Chris Needham

      Chris Needham answered on 22 Mar 2010:

      I’d done lots of maths and computing, and a job came up that let me use and apply these skills on a number of tasks in biology, and here I am now!

    • Photo: Kerstin Zechner

      Kerstin Zechner answered on 22 Mar 2010:

      Hi! There was no event per say, I just felt the most fascinated with the origin of life. So I decided to start research in gene expression, the basis of all life.

    • Photo: Kay Penicud

      Kay Penicud answered on 23 Mar 2010:

      My own particular area (DNA damage and cancer) I only decided about during my masters.

    • Photo: Olivia Hibbitt

      Olivia Hibbitt answered on 23 Mar 2010:

      Hey cherryred,

      I decided to research gene therapy after my PhD…..I had a really hard time during my doctoral studies, I had to finish in two years AND my boss was awful….so I got to the end of it and really wanted out! I saw this job and really liked the idea!

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