• Question: What part of your job are you most passionate about?

    Asked by K <3 to Sophie, Kip, Jamie, Ian, Eleni, Dan, Bruno Silvester on 11 Jul 2023.
    • Photo: Bruno Silvester Lopes

      Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 11 Jul 2023:

      I work on bacteria in the lab and how they become powerful to antibiotics. My hours are 9-5 but I do work more than that. We can grow bacteria on agar (jelly like material). It is their food. We can then do a lot of experiments to see how they can change their shape/size or become powerful to the drugs designed to kill them. We are running short of newer drugs hence it is my job to find new solutions to tackle the problem of bacterial infections. I also discovered viruses which can kill bacteria which that break down antibiotics. This is a novel way of treating infections rather than the traditional way of using antibiotics. So yes, I am potentially discovering things that can save lives.

    • Photo: Sophie Shaw

      Sophie Shaw answered on 11 Jul 2023:

      I’m really passionate about all individuals who undergo genetic testing getting a result. Currently only about 40% of people with rare disease get a diagnosis, so I’m researching ways to get results for more individuals.

    • Photo: Eleni Bakola

      Eleni Bakola answered on 13 Jul 2023:

      I really enjoy that i can use radiation to treat people. My best time is when a patient finish their course of treatment and they can go back to their normal lives free of the cancer

    • Photo: Jamie Nash

      Jamie Nash answered on 13 Jul 2023:

      for me, i am passionate about improving the blood products we give to patients to ultimately make them recover faster and have an improved life. Especially for those patients in massive trauma accidents like a road traffic accident.

    • Photo: Kip Heath

      Kip Heath answered on 16 Jul 2023:

      Helping other scientists. My best days are when I found out someone has progressed to the next stage of their careers.

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