Profile – Palladium Zone

Education:

Upper Nidderdale High School, Harrogate Grammar School, University of Leeds
Qualifications:

I have a science degree in Animal Physiology & Nutrition and a PhD on equine influenza viruses
Work History:

I worked for several years at the Animal Health Trust. I then went to work at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control then Glaxo SmithKline before going back to the Animal Health Trust for a few years. I spent a year at the University of Liverpool and 2 years working as a medical writer.
Current Job:

I am a lecturer in the vet school at the University of Nottingham

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Viruses evolve and change all the time…they keep us on our toes!
My Typical Day:

There is no such thing as a ‘typical day’ except for walking the dog – otherwise I can be teaching vet students, writing grants and papers or working in the lab (or all three).
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I spend quite a lot of time teaching, which can involve giving lectures to around 100 students, facilitating small groups of 10 or 11 students or teaching practical skills such as how to handle a horse.

There is usually some reading and writing to do – reading to keep up with the latest findings, writing grant applications asking for funding for the next research project, or writing up the results of studies already done. There are quite often meetings too, to discuss ideas with colleagues.

On rare occasions, I actually get into the laboratory to do some practical research, for example, culturing cells, infecting them with virus and analysing the effects different viruses have.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I’d organise taster sessions at the vet school for young people who would otherwise not have the opportunity.

Janet Daly