• Question: what are you most proud of in your work ?

    Asked by 07campbellm to Alastair, Emma, Hywel, Keith, Vicki on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Alastair Sloan

      Alastair Sloan answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Good question. It would have to be the tissue culture model we developed with funding from the NC3Rs. It means we can grow slices of bone in the lab which we can use for testing new drugs or materials, rather than use live animal studies. We have now developed links with large pharmaceutical companies to use the model which is exciting.

    • Photo: Vicki Stevenson

      Vicki Stevenson answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      I developed a system which uses sunshine to heat air which could be used in a building. The company I did this work for is now developing a “SolarWall” as a commercial product in the UK and I’m involved in the assessment of this system – hopefully in a few years this will be something you can buy!

    • Photo: Keith Brain

      Keith Brain answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Developing new experimental methods, by applying basic physicals and using technology in new ways, that people widely in science can use in their own experiments. An example is a new way we’ve developed for determining how drugs like cocaine and amphetamine, and the brain transmitters dopamine and serotonin, work.

    • Photo: Hywel Vaughan

      Hywel Vaughan answered on 22 Jun 2010:

      That’s a really hard question to answer Campbell! I guess I am most proud of the difference we are making – I am doing something that I really believe in (never underestimate how important that is!) and I am exceptionally proud of the affect we are having on young people’s interest in science and technology. If every scientist or engineer could persuade two people to become scientists or engineers, then very soon we would have twice as many as we have now. If a small group of us can inspire thousands, then that is truly amazing – and something I am honoured to be a part of 🙂

    • Photo: Emma Carter

      Emma Carter answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      I think I am most proud of the work I did on pedestrian safety because the reports I submitted to the European Commission are being used to change the vehicle testing legislation to make cars safer for pedestrians which will one day hopefully save lives.

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