• Question: Has the section of science you work in now, always been your specialty?

    Asked by pea to Kylie, Matt, Bex, RobB, Sam on 13 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by Alex.
    • Photo: Kylie Belchamber

      Kylie Belchamber answered on 13 Jun 2016:

      Good question!
      Yes and no. I’ve always worked in immunology, but I used to work on a different type of white blood cell (dendritic cell) in a different disease (asthma). Now I work on macrophages in emphysema (COPD). So similar area but not the same!
      A lot of people change areas during their career though. My boss worked on fat cells before she changed to lung cells. Having a science degree opens a lot of doors for you in many jobs, so that is great!

    • Photo: Matt Dunn

      Matt Dunn answered on 13 Jun 2016:

      Not from the beginning, when I started out I studied biochemistry, which is quite a broad field linking biology and physical/organic chemistry. It was only after doing that for 3 years that I decided to focus on neuroscience, which got me to where I am now!

      Scientists careers are always subject to change however, and I suspect that in the future I will be working on other things 😀

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