Hi LouieB! Thanks for your question. At school, my favourite subject was Biology. I loved learning about the human body but enjoyed the topics on plants too. We did practical experiments in Biology class that my classmates and I had lots of fun with, including dissecting eyeballs and setting digestive biscuits on fire! My Biology teachers were all great and had interesting stories to add to the class. I think having a good teacher makes any subject enjoyable – which is why I also enjoyed Chemistry and Physics and even ended up taking classes in both of these subjects when I went to university. Really, I think all science subjects are fascinating. I hope you enjoy them too!
I did math physics and chemistry at A level, then a degree in chemistry and a doctorate in organic chemistry. So by training I am a chemist. I started work in the pharmaceutical industry where I learned separation sciences and analytical chemistry (measuring how much drug and impurities were present in fine chemicals). Then I changed to being a bio-analyst swapping the powered drug for blood plasma and other biological fluids. I never understood the biology of the samples, but blood is blood right? Apparently not. Not to worry I was surrounded by biologists so being the only chemist did not matter. I tend to have a different out look and way of approaching problems to the others, which comes from by background. They are amazed at how little biology I know, while I am stunned at how little chemistry they know. I’m an analyst at heart working with other analysts.
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