Wow- this week is busy busy. I had an amazing time at Science in the Park on Saturday, meeting lots of young, aspiring scientists. It never ceases to amaze me how inquisitive the young(er) mind is, especially when I think about how I was as a young person, taking the world in and wondering what lay ahead for me. I should be heading out to East Leake Academy this week too, and also have an appointment with some ScienceGrrl's at Univeristy of Nottingham on Thursday and then giving a talk at Science@Sutton Boningtonon Saturday. Sometimes it's hard fitting the day job in, buts it's all worth it.
So what's everyone else up to this week? I like talking about my job and how I ended up here, so that's what I'm mostly going to be doing. Hopefully it might inspire someone else to consider a career in sciences. I've moved around a bit to be honest, from forensics to pharmaceuticals to food sciences, buts it's been a natural progression and I've followed what's interested me. I love the gut (sounds a bit wierd) but I'm fascinated about how it knows what nutrients we need for our bodies to function. It's an awesome world in the gut, in the intestinal tract! It's why I spent 4 years looking at it and growing it in the lab - a conversation for another time maybe. But it's why I'm currently working for a company in Nottinghamshire that investigates the gut and the food we eat. I like food, so science projects that combine food and the gut are great for me to get involved with. What else do I enjoy? What do you enjoy? What's around the corner for us? Hmmm....
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