• Question: What is most enjoyable about your work?

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      Asked by Alan to Sinead, Florence, Anne on 9 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by 284drud47.
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        Anne Moore answered on 9 Nov 2015:

        Hi Alan,
        For me, the most enjoyable aspect of my work is analysing data and having that “eureka” moment, be it a big or small result. It takes a lot of planning and hard work to do the experiments that we do, so to see the answer on a graph is very thrilling. Even if it’s a result that you didn’t want to get, if you’re confident that you set up the experiment so that even the unwanted result gives you insight into the immune system, then you can move on to the next study to better understand your vaccine & the immune system. Of course, all of this has to be balanced within the huge constraints of the small amounts of funding that we have.
        Putting all of the results together to craft the “bigger picture” is then great. Talking to collaborators and colleagues about their and our findings is great also.
        It makes all the other things about work, the administration, the budgets etc, worth doing.
        Anne

      • Photo: Sinead Balgobin

        Sinead Balgobin answered on 11 Nov 2015:

        When I finally get to the answer to a question I have asked, like making a certain molecule or developing a new reaction, it makes me feel really good- knowing that I am adding to the knowledge of mankind, finding out something that nobody else knows and maybe creating something that could help someone else.

        Also working with other scientists is really fun, because the people I have worked with have all been really friendly and interesting and it makes everyday enjoyable!

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