• Question: Have you ever been abroad for your research

    Asked by Gemma to Craig, Devon, Marta, Natalie, Nicholas on 9 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Craig O'Hare

      Craig O'Hare answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      I got to spend a summer in a lab working in Boston during my undergraduate degree. I was really lucky and spent the summer learning about Lupus.

    • Photo: Marta Varela

      Marta Varela answered on 10 Mar 2017:

      Many times. Mostly to Europe or the US and Canada.

      The best time was this summer placement I did in Japan. I developed MRI scans to help diagnose this disease called Moya-Moya, which is very common in Japan. I also got to stroll around and visit lots of cool places on the weekends/days off!

    • Photo: Natalie Doig

      Natalie Doig answered on 10 Mar 2017:

      Yes – that is a cool thing about science, you can travel to conferences all over the world and meet other scientists working on similar things to you. I also studied in New Zealand, where I did my undergraduate degree. I have been to quite a few places with work and in 2 weeks I am going to Mexico to a big conference and then I am going to travel around a bit afterwards which I am really excited about! 🙂

    • Photo: Nicholas Younger

      Nicholas Younger answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      I never got to 🙁 but I’m in Amsterdam right now (I’m sitting in a church there trying this!) at a cancer medicine meeting, and then I’m going to Salt Lake City in the USA and Oslo in Norway later this year to speak about my research. It’s very exciting and is one of my favorite things about being a scientist – you get the chance to travel.

      When I finish I want to work abroad, maybe in Canada.

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