• Question: are you dedicated to researching the subject you're doing

    Asked by johnnym to Fiona, Jane, Joanna, Michelle, William on 15 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Fiona Randall

      Fiona Randall answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Hi Johnny, thanks for your question. My answer is yes. I definitely love what I work on. My area of research is linked to diseases like Parkinson’s which make people’s lives pretty awful. I definitely think that makes me focus on why I do what I do. I’m not saying I am going to cure any diseases myself but hope that my contributions to the big picture may make even a small difference in understanding how the brain messes up in diseases and help in the search for better medicines or even cures. I am a great believer that if you don’t have a passion for what you do then you are not going to put your best into it.
      Fiona 🙂

    • Photo: Michelle Murphy

      Michelle Murphy answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Hey Johnny
      I hope so. I went to uni for 4 years to get a degree and am now 3 years into a PhD (a sort of science apprenticeship) and I don’t think I could have but the hours and study in if I didn’t find science really interesting and was dedicated to it. Also the chance that my research will one day be beneficial to the public makes me dedicated to continue.

    • Photo: Joanna Brooks

      Joanna Brooks answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Hello again. Yes I am very dedicated! I work about 10 hour per day to make sure that I get all my work done. But it’s worth it when you see the research that you have helped produce published in a good scientific journal and even commented on by other scientists in your field.

      Also, I have spent the past 10 years working in psychology so I guess that makes me pretty dedicated by default 🙂

    • Photo: William Davies

      William Davies answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Yep – you’ll often find me in the lab on a Sunday afternoon with the radio on full blast

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