• Question: Why did you make the scientist career

    Asked by ErikSchroder to Steph, Noel, Laura, Daniel, Carmen on 6 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by 294sysb37, Charlio27.
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      Noel Carter answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      I talk about this in my profile. But essentially my parents saw that I was starting to find biology interesting at school and they bought me a book from a jumble sale called “Molecular biology and the origin of species: Heterosis, protein polymorphism and animal breeding”. I was about 13- I didn’t really understand any of it but is fascinated me and I decided shortly after that I really wanted to do genetics- which I did as my first degree. And yes, I accept that is a bit weird!!

    • Photo: Carmen Denman

      Carmen Denman answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      When I was younger, I read a great mini set of books about the histories of ‘black death’ and the flu pandemic and the choldera epidemic, and I was hooked. The idea of studying infectious diseases, where they came from, and how to control/cure/vaccinate against diseases had me hooked on the idea. Fighting invisible forces that make people sick -sounded like magic to me. At first I wanted to be a medical doctor, but I think I’ve found the right calling by working in a laboratory. When I was younger I used to play ‘Louis Pasteur’ and pretend I was finding the cure to all sorts of diseases.
      Cheers!
      Carmen

    • Photo: Laura Garcia Ibanez

      Laura Garcia Ibanez answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      I have always wanted to help people to fight diseases. Cancer and autoimmune disease specially fascinate me because they are diseases caused by your own body. That’s the main reason why I decided to make the scientist career.

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