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Kerryn Elliott

A Day in the Life: “It is a very rewarding job”

Based in Sweden, Kerryn Elliott works with bioinformaticians to look at how the Sun's UV light causes DNA damage using cells grown from human...
Agata Nyga

A Day in the Life: “Curiosity is contagious”

Agata Nyga explains how she looks at understanding how cell mechanics work, combining both wet laboratory experiments with computational analysis. 24 September is World Cancer...
Arthur Dyer

A Day in the Life: PhD to PI – 6 researchers at 6 career...

24 September is World Cancer Research Day, which raises awareness of the important and lifesaving work done by researchers. As part of this the...
Beshara Sheehan

A Day in the Life: “The overall goal: helping patients survive”

Wet lab scientist Beshara Sheehan explains the work she does with prostate cancer biomarkers, and the activities she takes part in to help keep...
Jennifer Ose

A Day in the Life: “I am part of an orchestra of scientists”

Based in the United States, Jennifer Ose talks about balancing a busy life as a cancer epidemiologist, an assistant professor and a parent every...
Julie Constanzo

A Day in the Life: “In vivo experiments… the most exciting part of my...

Radiation physicist-turned-radiobiologist Julie Constanzo takes us through a typical day working in a radioactive environment in a bid to better explain dose-response problems. 24 September...

A Day in the Life: 6 Cancer Researchers in 6 Different Countries

24 September is World Cancer Research Day, which raises awareness of the important and lifesaving work done by researchers. As part of this the...
Uwe Karsten

A Day in the Life: “Do good experiments, and don’t worry about the rest”

Uwe Karsten reflects back on a career spanning over 40 years, and uses his experiences to give advice to researchers who are still early...
Anna Jaeschke

A Day in the Life: “Moving into the third dimension”

Australian-based German researcher Anna Jaeschke writes about the world of 3D models in cancer research, and her contribution to the jigsaw puzzle that is...

A Day in the Life: “The world economic crisis really affects research in Malaysia”

Malaysian-based researcher Nur Syamimi Ariffin talks about her pride and motivations in cancer research, despite the challenges she faces, both in terms of funding...

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