• Question: Do you have a lot of responsibilities being a scientist ?

    Asked by leesundonaldson to Alberto, Chris, Emmanuel, Jennie, Michelle on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Chris Whittle

      Chris Whittle answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I think so. You have to consider the people who have donated their placenta to research and make sure that it is used properly. You also have to make sure that the results you show are correct as not doing this would mean you are essentially committing fraud.

      Much of the experiments I do are very expensive (over £500) so I have to very careful I don’t waste things as we have a very limited budget.

    • Photo: Michelle Taylor

      Michelle Taylor answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      I feel that I am responsible for spending the money that is trusted to us by the Research Council wisely and doing the best work that can be done. Often scientists feel pressured to ‘find results’ but I feel that as long as my research is done fairly and honestly then I have done my job.

    • Photo: Emmanuel Amabebe

      Emmanuel Amabebe answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      yes I have a lot of responsibilities and that is quite exciting. This keeps me at an edge. I am always learning new ways of doing things and thinking on their improvements.

    • Photo: Alberto Lapedriza

      Alberto Lapedriza answered on 27 Jun 2013:

      Quite a lot. I work with animals, so I have to be sure I use only the embryos I need for my experiments, and I don’t waste any. I also have a very limited budget, and my experiments are quite expensive, so I really need to plan carefully the experiments I need to do to avoid wasting money. In addition, I am, in a certain sense my own boss; I don’t have a contract that tells me the hours I need to work per week, so I have to avoid being lazy to advance in my project, otherwise, I won’t achieve my objectives by the end of the project.

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