How mentoring stopped me giving up

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Credit: Helena Lee

It took excellent mentors and a key realisation for Helena Lee to get back on track towards a career in clinical research.

The idea of solving scientific questions that have never been answered before has always excited me — especially if that knowledge might go on to help someone medically. Despite this, I have come very close to giving up on a career as a clinician scientist. Continue reading

Finding job satisfaction as a drug safety manager

Steffen Schulz was completing his PhD in medical neuroscience when he realised he needed more job security than academia could offer. Now, he works as a drug safety manager in his native Berlin.

How did you get into biology?

Originally I was interested in the origin and the development and evolution of life. Then I shifted to questions like ‘why do animals and humans behave the way they do?’

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Steffen Schulz

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