• Question: Any advice for becoming a scientist like yourselves?

    Asked by proffessoratom0901 to Del, Catherine, John, Krishna, Mo Rassul on 14 Mar 2014.
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      Adelle Thrower answered on 14 Mar 2014:


      If you want to become a scientist like me- biomedical scientist you need to do science a levels, then go to uni and do an accredited course in biomedical science. You then can work in a lab and once you have done a years training you can be a scientist.

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      Catherine Mansfield answered on 14 Mar 2014:


      I would recommended reading up about all the different types of science and seeing which field interests you the most. Try and read and learn as much as you can about that subject. You do not have to learn about science only in lessons and lectures, if there’s things you want to know about you can look them up on the internet. When applying for university degrees they are more likely to accept someone who has a deep interest in the subject and if you know about things that you weren’t taught at school then this is a good way of proving that.

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      John Foster answered on 17 Mar 2014:


      If you want to do science research then I would suggest working very hard at sciences at school – take as many science A Levels as you can e.g. Biology, Physics and Chemistry (Maths is very useful too). Read and write as much science as you can, this will be great practice and expand your knowledge. Then decide which area of science you really enjoy and chose a degree at university to take. It is important to chose a science area that you enjoy both reading and learning about as well as doing practicals in. If you can get some work experience with someone working in a lab while you are at school this would be really useful for applications etc. It will also help you to see if you really want to be a scientist working in a lab or not.

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      Krishna Mohan Surapaneni answered on 18 Mar 2014:


      You need to have the following:

      1. Thinking out of the box

      2. An idea of what has already been done and what are the gaps?

      3. Sincerity

      4. Honest and Hard working nature

      5. Empathy

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