• Question: why did you choose hormones to research, rather than any other aspect of science?

    Asked by _s.s.c_ah to Amy, Craig, Laura, Partha, Saffron on 16 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by DarkDay65.
    • Photo: Amy Cameron

      Amy Cameron answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      I didn’t chose hormones specifically, it found me. I applied for a neuroscience based PhD that was looking at diabetes. I wanted to do something neuroscience related and liked the sound of the project. That’s how I ended up in diabetes research.

    • Photo: Laura Wales

      Laura Wales answered on 17 Jun 2015:

      I kind of fell into this area of science. I previously worked in microbiology with viruses and bacteria but I saw a job in reproductive medicine. I didn’t know much about it (it’s not one of the standard departments for a Biomedical Scientist) but applied anyway. I was lucky enough to get it and couldn’t imagine working anywhere else.

    • Photo: Saffron Whitehead

      Saffron Whitehead answered on 22 Jun 2015:

      Like the Amy and Laura I sort of fell into hormones but they are so fascinating. They affect most systems of our bodies such as our kidneys, heart, circulation, brain, testes, ovaries, metabolism – you name it they are there! And when you have an endocrine disorder it can often affect your physical appearance. Students love hearing about hormones!

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