• Question: Why did you choose to branch into your various areas? What are your motives...

    Asked by mnottag to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 17 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Kerstin Zechner

      Kerstin Zechner answered on 17 Mar 2010:

      I chose to look at expression of genes as I felt this is the first step of life and without functional expression of genes, there would be no life. To understand this process better can have numerous applications.

    • Photo: Kay Penicud

      Kay Penicud answered on 17 Mar 2010:

      I’d always been fascinated by how the body works, and before too long that involves also studying how it goes wrong.

      I also wanted to do medical research, and cancer is both a very common disease and one with still lots of progress to be made.

    • Photo: Chris Needham

      Chris Needham answered on 19 Mar 2010:

      I’ve always chosen to do things that I find interesting, often regardless of the bigger picture or what people normally do. So, I followed by interest in Maths, and chose the steps that I have at each point where i’ve had to make a decision. I ended up here. I’m quite happy I have.

    • Photo: Olivia Hibbitt

      Olivia Hibbitt answered on 19 Mar 2010:

      Hey Mnottag,

      I chose gene therapy because I think it’s a really cool idea…..delivering a working copy of the gene that is wrong in people with genetic conditions….it just makes sense!!! I chose FH because its cardiovascular stuff which I just find really interesting!!

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