I'm Stephanie; I'm in a bit of a lull between my bachelor's and enrolling in a graduate program for molecular biology.

Hi!

I have a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, BSc in Microbiology. My research has primarily focused on cancer biology and hematopoiesis (blood cell development). I have a strong interest in personalized medicine, and have been developing a new diagnostic technology that enables highly multiplexed cell analysis.

I am a high school anatomy and physiology teacher, so I am in charge of the scientists of tomorrow ! Loved reading what everyone else does, this is a pretty interesting bunch!!

Hmmm. Not sure how what I typed ended up in the quote box. Oh well.
As you can see I'm not a computer scientist.

Hello all I'm an "ex-scientist". Degree in human genetics, masters in cancer and bacterial genetics, then did 3 years in the lab on cancer research, followed by 3 years in industry designing genetic identity assays, followed by 3 years back in academia investigating the genetics of autism and autism spectrum disorders.

But I decided that I much prefer the admin/organisational side, and less the hands on science (or rather the grants/publications gravy train) and I have no desire to become a junior group leader onwards, or to go back to industry, so I made a leap out.

Did a maternity cover coordinating a biology undergraduate degree, and now I'm (temporarily?) working as a trainee research grants officer.

I was hoping to move into clinical trials/research administration/coordination, but the posts seem to be scarce at the right level for me to go in at, so who knows, I may end up becoming a fully fledged research grants officer instead.

Whatever I do though, I really need it to have some sort of interaction with the sciences, and supporting them, because I'd hate to leave my roots behind.

Hi all
Another "ex-scientist" here, strange term, how do you stop thinking about things scientifically?

Anyway, BSc Pathology (immunology/genetics) post grad work on marsupial immunogenetics and microbiology (infection control), lectured for awhile, then back to uni for BSc (Viticulture and Oenology, winemaking), now Vigneron.

Also mother of 4, grandmother of 2 and a bit (pregnancy in progress),wife, partially through a technical college (TAFE) course in personal training.

Still hugely interested in all things scientific. For those of you in Australia, there's a full lunar eclipse next full moon in December (10th).

I have a BSc in Zoology but work in the Zoo field (I run a reptile park). I see myself as a scientist but am not keen to go into full time research. I think like a scientist and love the field work and reading about what others have done, but writing it all up cuts too deep into the only free time I have for me to consider it full time. I understand why a large amount of zoological research is done on dead specimens, but I do love keeping my snakes and stuff alive and showing people how fascinating they can be. The best day is when someone has overcome their fear and touched one of the snakes, even though I know it is completely harmless!!

Hello. I'm Ali. My degree (BS) is in Pharmacy. I have worked mostly in Regulatory Affairs for pharmaceutical companies over the course of a decade but now am a SAHM. I LOVE anything science or math related. Actually, to be honest, Im just an average geek. I am interested a huge array of topics. I thought it might be fun to join this group to see what you all were reading and discussing in the science world.

Have a good one!!

Hi, I'm a wildlife biologist currently performing mitigation monitoring of listed species in California and some construction monitoring (yuck). I also do some predator removal and I get to do a little research in my spare time. Mary

Hi all... I'm a trained Analytical Chemist who has working in the Pharmaceutical industry for longer than I care to remember. After a brief stint running my own business (not science related) I have returned to the fold and now produce help systems and user documentation for laboratory instrumentation and computer systems.

Hi, folks! My name is Birgit and I'm a physician. I have been in practice doing family medicine since finishing residency in 1983. I have always had a keen interest in science, but most of my "research" has just one subject--me! I run little projects on myself to see just how well my advice can work. For instance, right now I am using full accountability, diet and activity monitoring, as well as daily weighing, to see how well that works for weight loss. I am also a work in progress to try to prevent degenerative and neurodegenerative diseases through lifestyle modification. Hopefully got a few more decades on that one before the final results are in.

My areas of interest include evolution, anthropology, archaeology (bioarchaeology in particular), neuroscience, genetics, and earth science. So glad this group is here.

Hello! I am currently finishing up my Master of Science in molecular biology and will be starting my PhD in May! I will be studying viral-host cellular interactions.

Hey everyone! I'm a second-year grad student working on my PhD in Biophysics. Specifically I'm working in the field of receptor tyrosine kinases. I'm currently in the process of writing my proposals and studying for qualifying exams next month...gulp!!

I've really struggled with finding time to work out (as I'm always in the lab), but recently decided that I need to make my health a priority. Also gotta cut out the stress snacking =P

Hi all,
My PhD is in Microbiology, but I'm now working in the world of RNA inhibition. I work for a company that's developing vehicles for delivering siRNA to specific target cells. How I got from bacteria to developing cancer drugs is a mystery to me, but I enjoy it nonetheless. Just goes to show that as a scientist, I find pretty much any science interesting!

As for the weight-loss part, you'd think that as scientists, we'd be able to conquer this problem at least individually... I mean, less energy in, more energy out... that's the whole solution, right? But, here I am. It's so much more complicated than that! I'm just getting started with MFP. I hope I can keep it up and get some progress!

Hi, everyone. I have my BS in marine science and I'm currently working on my MS (thesis is on coral disease and microbiology). I also work full time in environmental consulting. Glad to be here!