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Asked by anon-196670 to Sebastian, Paddy, Lee, Jennifer, Fiona, Eleanor on 12 Mar 2019.
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Fiona Scott answered on 12 Mar 2019:
At high school really! In my first chemistry lesson I couldn’t believe we were allowed to play with fire and bunsen burners. I then grew more interested in how the world works at a mlecular level, particularly our bodies. When a family friend sadly died from cancer I decided I wanted to do cancer-based medicinal chemistry research so I went to do a specialised medicinal chemistry degree at university then sought out a cancer PhD project.
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Jennifer Harris answered on 12 Mar 2019:
In addition to do much work with the public through outreach, the first time I was exposed to health and science policy was an event I attended in 2014 which looked to discuss whether minimum unit pricing for alcohol would be a good policy decision. The the number of experts, different groups, organisations and representatives in the room, demonstrated the power of collaborative working.
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Sebastian Cosgrove answered on 12 Mar 2019:
Through following what I was interested in, very much like Fiona actually! Was interested in chemistry at school, then found out you could effectively study it forever by going to University! Towards the end of my PhD I found that I wanted to actually do research for a job, so I looked at different options that would mean I could carry on in the lab after my PhD. I got funding from a government source to carry on doing research on an area I was interested in and made a job from it!
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Eleanor Senior answered on 12 Mar 2019:
I always enjoyed science but it was only at University when I was able to do a wide range of modules that I decided what I really liked doing. At school I really liked animals and ecology (and still do) but at Uni I really loved microbiology so went more down that route.
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