• Question: What Science do you like the most and why did you pursue your career in Science?

    Asked by Chloeee to Carolyn, Peter, Richard, Sara, Siana on 15 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Siana Jones

      Siana Jones answered on 15 Nov 2015:

      Hi Chloe,

      I like science that is related to the human body in health, disease and aging. Up till now I’ve mostly studied the heart/vascular system and delivery of oxygen around the body but presently I’m researching how skeletal muscles use oxygen in healthy and unhealthy older adults.

      I like science in general as a career because, once you have a good understanding of the basic principals, you can apply your skills to different projects, this makes the job really interesting.

    • Photo: Peter Francis

      Peter Francis answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      I wanted to be an exercise scientist from age 16. I was running a high volume of miles at the time and was fascinated by changes in fitness and injury incidence. My research broadly focuses on muscle function. This includes the measurement of age-related change in muscle quality, injury related change in muscle function and response to therapeutic intervention.

    • Photo: Richard Unwin

      Richard Unwin answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hi Chloee,

      I guess biology, particularly human biology and how disease develops. I pursued this (and a career in science in general) because I enjoyed learning about it at school, enjoyed finding out more and doing experiments to answer new questions when I was at university doing my degree, and I still enjoy it now.

    • Photo: Sara Falcone

      Sara Falcone answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hello Chloe,

      I have always been fascinated by the bio medical field. I’ve always found organisms and diseases complex and interesting and I was curious to understand how a body worked and what goes wrong when a disease strikes in.

    • Photo: Carolyn Nielsen

      Carolyn Nielsen answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      I like understanding how things work and really enjoyed Biology in school. At university my favourite bit was always immunology as it’s all about trying to understand the ongoing battle between viruses and bacteria trying to infect you, and how your immune system fights them off (or doesn’t!). I think it’s a really interesting area and it’s amazing all the strategies your immune system has evolved.

      The other main reason I wanted to pursue a career in immunology is that there are really clear applications of the research- like drugs or vaccines- that can have a huge impact on people’s lives. It’s important to me to feel like what I work on is worthwhile!

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