Question: why do you want to cure diseases? did your family have one?

Michael Kyriakides answered on 8 Nov 2015:

@bloodrose – Great question. During my teenage years, some people close to me had suffered from cancer so I was exposed to the pain caused by this disease. This helped me appreciate how important it is to improve our understanding of diseases in general and motivated me to study science at university. I don’t think i can cure cancer but every little step helps (as with any diesease)!