Hi there .

My name is Becky, and while I am not a professional scientist, I am and always have been a scientist in my heart. I am particularly fond of geology, historical geology, biology, zoology, and meteorology (where are the weather nerds at? :P). I come from a scientific family, and grew up being able to explore science as an academic, and play-time, subject. I was going to school for geology, but felt my skills in compassion should be the main focus of my work on this earth. Logic is my main mode of thinking for the most part. I do feel social science IS a science, because there are patterns and ways people/groups do things that can be examined following the scientific method, and logic.

Feel free to add me as a buddy here . And, good luck with your healthy goals!

Hello, I am Mark

Chemist, soon to be Pharmacist. Science definitely got me interested in fitness, nutrition, health, as well as anatomy and physiology. I am a strong advocate against "bro-science" all too commonly seen in the fitness world...I go by real science.

Feel free to add me and pick my brain and share ideas

Hi! I'm a physics undergrad with chem and secondary ed as minors at University of Illinois!

Hello, all you brainiacs! Reading everyone's background was incredibly interesting. I think this thread exemplifies how diverse the field of "science" really can be. Here's my cred:

- BS in Biology
- BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering
- Entering my 2nd year of medical school

As part of my engineering degrees, I was able to help design an above-knee prosthesis that can be produced for ~$30 and was able to see it used on a medical mission trip to Vietnam. I also did tons of flow modeling (mostly blood flow) and biomaterials R&D. The biology degree was just for fun, but it really sparked an interest in cell bio.

I wish everyone the best in their fitness endeavors!

- Becky

Hi all, I guess I'd be considered a general biologist:

B.S. Biological Sciences
M.S. Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Disease
Ph.D. Biodefense in progress

Glad to see so many scientists on here!

Hola fellow nerds,

I'm just about to finish my undergrad in Chemistry. I currently work in a pharmaceutical lab as a lab tech. My question is what are some other interesting jobs I can do with a Chemistry degree. Working in a lab is a huge snore fest and it's all corporate politics (bleh). I'm looking into grad school but think I'd die if I had to study straight Chemistry again. I'd love to know if anyone knows any "different" jobs that require a Chem degree.

Thanks guys and best of luck with all your goals.

Hi Everyone,
I'm a molecular/cell biologist working in London. I did a BSc in Biology and Biochemistry, a PhD in neuroscience and I've been post-doc-ing for 9 years. I'm currently working with induced pluripotent stem cells to develop disease model systems for various forms of blindness.

I'm a recent returner to the app, which my nerdy mind loves. I don't mind admitting that I got a little too excited when I realised I could link MFP to my runkeeper account. All my statistics in one little place - joy!

Please feel free to add me.

Formerly did geospatial mapping while working toward a high-school physics teacher's certificate in the Troops to Teachers program. That fell through (my full-time job went away), so now I'm a full-time Correctional Officer (!) working toward my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.

Hello Everyone! I am currently in medical school with a fascination in surgery. Awesome group!

Neuroscience is my special fascination! What inspired you into that direction?

Woo! This group is awesome! Glad to see so many sci-peeps out there on MFP!

I'm a paleontology PhD student, studying evolutionary relationships late Triassic-age fishes. I teach freshman college organismal biology discussion groups, and loooove myself some cool organisms, geology, and science.

I let my weight get out of control starting about 10 years ago, and it made doing fieldwork challenging, not to mention my loss of confidence. I'm now pretty much at my goal weight, and it's amazing how being able to take control of one aspect of your life (health) can affect your success in other aspects of your life (such as academia!). I still struggle with wanting to binge on junk food all the time (especially while writing a dissertation), and so I am staying active here on MFP, to keep myself in check.

I'd love to make some pals through this group, there are so many cool people here!

hey all, md/phd student in neuroscience. wish there was more going on in this group!!