Protein
Function
Written
by Andrew Hutchinson
with the assistance of Alastair Reilly
I
was lucky to get a job cleaning glassware…
...at a lab. I am now a cell biologist by trade. Without that
exposure, I doubt I would of considered a career in science
research. That was about five years ago when I was studying
first year uni. Now I'm taking on a project of my own. To
me, undergraduate science was a joke. I don’t blame other
students for not following a career in science after all that.
Back at school, it was science, science, and more science.
I studied three science subjects for the HSC: physics; chemistry;
and biology. In my area of science, you normally work within
a research team headed by a senior researcher. I have been
involved in one of these teams for a few years.
Recently, however, I have been moving in my own direction.
I have taken on an honours student this year who works with
me on my project. So gradually, I am forming my own research
team.
"testing the function of a particular protein"
Today, my honours student presented some results which may
have answered a 2-year query over the function of a particular
protein we have been working on.
Science is my passion in life, but I also want monetary security.
I currently work for a commercial organisation. If I was not
in that sector of the industry, I doubt I would have stayed
in the field.
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