what is your fav part of your job?

Question: what is your fav part of your job?
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- Rob O'Shea answered on 3 Mar 2023:
  
  I really like coming up with new research questions.
  I work as a medical researcher using computers to interpret medical images.
  I make computer programs using artificial intelligence to try to answer the sort of questions that doctors traditionally answered.
  For me a research question might be:
  – Can artificial intelligence (computer programs) find cancer in chest xrays?
  – Can artificial intelligence tell how severe a chest infection is by looking at an xray?
  – Can artificial intelligence improve how we treat cancer, by recommending the most suitable medications.
  
  After coming up with a task I want to do using artificial intelligence, I spend a couple of weeks making a computer program which hopefully does it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t but its always a good learning experience
- Laura Lockhart answered on 3 Mar 2023:
  
  Working out a plan of action to solve a problem or deliver a project.
  I have to do lots of different types of research such as internet searches, reading documents, experimenting with equipment/chemicals, observing manufacturing processes and talking to operators/technicians/engineers/buyers to really understand the problem or project. I then bring together the information and work out the best approach.
  The problems and projects I work on are often very complicated and so this can be very a tricky task! I love the challenge of doing this and then sharing my work with others to get their feedback before finalising the plan- it’s such a buzz when you see people’s reaction to a well thought out plan and even more of a buzz when you solve that problem or finish that project on time.
- Maria Price answered on 3 Mar 2023:
  
  I really like the mix of work I do. I am not always sat at my desk and not always doing experiments, so the balance between them is really nice. And when I get bored of something, it means that I can just do something else and mix it up.
- Kirstie Andrews answered on 3 Mar 2023:
  
  I get to do all kinds of different things every day, so it is never boring. Plus I can see how the work I do helps people to overcome and live with health challenges- that is very rewarding to see the positive impact I am having.
- Bernice Ridley answered on 4 Mar 2023:
  
  I love what I do, it’s hard to say what is a favourite bit, but I love explaining things, doing presentations, getting a PowerPoint animation to work with my minimal IT skills and in the past I have loved seeing products on the shelves that I developed or had my ingredients in!
- Simone Girdham answered on 5 Mar 2023:
  
  My favourite part of my job is when I get a result that explains why a person is sick; then being able to tell the ward; who tell the patient so that they can understand and hopefully get the right treatment.
  
  For example, a person had a very unusual infection of their eyes and I had to set up a test, which we rarely did, in the middle of the night. Thankfully, the test worked, and the surgeon returned to the lab a few weeks later to thank you.
  
  I also like finding weird and unusual organisms. Quite often the organism has caused a chronic infection and the patient has been sick for months, so again it is nice to be able to help them get better.
- Jessica McCreery answered on 6 Mar 2023:
  
  My favourite part of my job is working with my participants and finding out whether the experiment I have developed helps them in anyway.
  
  I once was working with people who had a respiratory condition called bronchiectasis. People with this condition can be quite poorly with fatigue, alot of chest infections and not being able to do much activity, even tidying their house can be an effort. They took part in my experiment which involved breathing exercises, and they reported that they felt much better and it improved their quality of life! Three years later and some of them are still doing the breathing exercises. It was great to know I was able to help them feel better.
- John Clark-Corrigall answered on 6 Mar 2023:
  
  I like developing some of my existing experiments to find new results. Tinkering with old methods and getting it to work is really enjoyable.
  There’s lots of cool experiments where things glow in the dark or give off light or turn a different colour when grown on different plates.
  Sometimes it doesn’t work and then it’s back to the drawing board but having ideas is nice, that’s the worst part not knowing how to solve the problem or have new ideas to answer questions..
  Working with other scientists to solve problems that you’re stuck on is a benefit of the job, teamwork makes the dream work!
- Hannah Tanner answered on 6 Mar 2023:
  
  I like the fact that I work on projects. So I learn about a new thing, work on it till we’ve achieved what we needed (such as having a new diagnostic test for the lab), and then I move on to the next project. I means I’m always having to learn new things and solve new problems – so I never get bored!
- Katie Dexter answered on 6 Mar 2023:
  
  I love teaching people to use the imaging instruments under my care. I also love seeing people become more confident and understanding of the animals we work with. I have worked with mice for a few years now, but everyone is new at the work at some point. It is very rewarding seeing how people progress and understand the animals’ needs. I also enjoy the pure joy that researchers get when I show them our detailed scan images and what is happening inside the animals!
- Benjamin Foster answered on 7 Mar 2023:
  
  Doing the practical wet-lab work from day-to-day. Setting up controlled experiments to get robust negative or positive data means we can make some progress in the project! Problem solving and troubleshooting issues keep me on my toes too but in a good way!
- Rosie Spencer answered on 7 Mar 2023:
  
  I like that my job is never boring. Every day is different and I get to mix with and meet so many new and interesting people and learn new skills. I feel like the work I do makes a difference to the lives of patients and that’s what I think of when I have had a long day.
- Orode Aniejurengho answered on 15 Mar 2023:
  
  For me, it is seeing students grow in confidence and understanding of concepts they previously found difficult to understand. Also seeing students achieve their academic dreams, is satisfying to see people achieve their own goals.
- Louisse Mirabueno answered on 22 Mar 2023:
  
  The travelling. I get to travel to institutes in different countries to teach them about our website Ensembl!

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