• Question: is your profession enjoyable have you always wanted to do it?

    Asked by imsowavey to James, Jayne, Sharon on 24 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Sharon Sneddon

      Sharon Sneddon answered on 24 Mar 2011:

      Hello Imsowavey,
      Thanks for your question! Yes, I really enjoy my job, it’s great fun and lots of different things to do all the time. I’ve always wanted to be a scientist of some sort, but I didn’t exactly know what type of scientist until I had tried a few things out at University, I’m really glad I decided to pursue this career though, I can’t think of a better job!!
      What do you fancy doing after you leave school??

    • Photo: Jayne Charnock

      Jayne Charnock answered on 24 Mar 2011:

      Very! I love what I do, I’m so lucky. But no, I didn’t always want to work in science, I don’t think I even knew it was something you could do as a job! I fell into it after working for a year in a lab in Germany as part of my degree. Even then I didn’t really know how to begin a scientific career, but all my friends there were applying for PhDs so I thought I had better too! I was pretty lucky to land on my feet there too!

    • Photo: James Chan

      James Chan answered on 24 Mar 2011:

      Hi imsowavey, I love my profession!! I wouldn’t be doing it if I didn’t. I am the sort of person who gets bored really easily, so doing science suits perfectly. Everyday is new, everything you do is new, and everyday is totally different. Being a surgeon is also a great inspiration for me because I have an insight into how my research can help my patients and so I have a goal that I can aim for. I get to do loads of different things from chatting to patients, to working on stem cells in the lab, to operating on mice and also operating on humans, go on conferences, speak to other scientists about their ideas, travel to other labs and check out what they’re up to, and chat to you guys!! It’s brill and I wouldn’t swap it for anything.

      I have to admit I didn’t know what I wanted to do at school. I wanted to do graphic design, then architecture but ultimately I chose medicine cos I loved science and I wanted to help people and medicine allows you to apply your scientific knowledge in making a difference in people’s lives. No regrets and love it!

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