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Asked by anon-223403 to Valerio, Sreejita, Sam, Kate, Anastasia, Adam on 15 Nov 2019.
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Sreejita Ghosh answered on 15 Nov 2019: last edited 18 Nov 2019 10:53 am
That would open a lot of options for you if you continue your hard work enthusiastically. You can become a medical doctor, or an engineer for the first step and then decide whether you want to continue to research. You can also study Geology (Geology, rocks, geddit? :P) and travel far and wide for your work (since you also like Geography). As an engineer /scientist who especially likes Biology, Physics, Maths, combines with PE, you can design a kickass exoskeleton or robotic limbs and artificial organs for those who have lost their limbs in accident or have a failing organ. Sure there are already cool things such as coffee cup size kidneys ( https://surgicalinnovations.ucsf.edu/spotlight/highlighted-projects/bioartificial-kidney.aspx ) but you can create a different type of kidney maybe, or maybe work on developing a different artificial organ.
What about automated cars? Do you like them? Some of my scientist friends in Computer Science are working on making cars smarter (so we can be lazier). Another friend of mine is working on the right age of the pigs for being made into bacons and hams (which reminds me of this dad joke)
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Or you could be an astronaut, or a forensic scientist, or a pharmacologist. There’s endless possibilities wrt careers in STEM. Also, you don’t need to have all the subjects you like in a career. Some of them you can keep as your passion. 🙂 I wish you the very best.. Let me know if you have any other career related question. 🙂
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Anastasia Aliferi answered on 18 Nov 2019:
I think your limit is the sky! First thing that comes to my mind is being a super cool zoologist/environmentalist, travelling to the edges of the earth to observe animals in their natural habitat. You’ll definitely need a good physical condition and good knowledge of geography on top of tons of science 🙂
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anon-223403 commented on :
That sound brilliant! Especially the part about the artificial organ. This would be of great interest to me as i have type 1 diabetes. (I’m sure u know what it is 🤣 if not it’s an auto immune condition where my body doesnt produce any insulin.) Up to now I belive it has been impossible to get a pancreatic implant as the pancreas is too close to the vital organs. However, there are projects to have the pancreas outside of the body too. Thank you so much for your response I will definitely take all of this into account in the future. This really has helped me, thank you
anon-223403 commented on :
And inspired me too 🙂
Sreejita commented on :
I discussed this with my doctor friend/collaborator who suggested that you look into closed loop-insulin delivery system, if and when you are interested, and in case you haven’t heard of it already. 🙂
“Closed-loop insulin delivery systems (also known as ‘artificial pancreas’ systems) take the technology to the next level by integrating continuous glucose monitoring with an insulin pump and an algorithm which automates insulin delivery. Hybrid closed-loop systems are characterised by the coexistence of automated insulin delivery (via the algorithm) and user-initiated insulin delivery, for example, providing mealtime boluses. In 2017, the first hybrid closed-loop system entered clinical use based on a safety non-randomised single-arm pivotal trial.” – https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-10-closed-loop-artificial-pancreas-insulin-delivery.html
Sreejita commented on :
I wish you al the best young aspiring scientist. I hope you find a cure for type 1 diabetes. How awesome would it be if you yourself found the cure for a disease you have! You’ve inspired me with your response mate! 🙂