Any Biologists here? Introduce yourself

r3nu4l · 08-10-2009 10:23am #1

Just wondering how many users have a formal qualification in a Biological science and how many just have a general interest in all things Biological.

I studied Biology and Maths during my degree but Biology was my main subject and the one I chose to honour in. Then I moved on to a PhD, got my viva in 2001 and now work in Medical Communications.

biomed32 · 08-10-2009 8:53pm

4th and final year doing biomedical science in maynooth

WeeBushy · 08-10-2009 8:55pm

4th year Animal Science in UCD

Faith · 08-10-2009 9:39pm

BSc in Neuroscience. I've moved into psychology though.

Jessibelle · 08-10-2009 9:45pm

Degree in Biotechnology, which had a fair whack of biology for such an engineering thing, currently doing a GDip(possible Msc) in Biomedical sciences which also has a fair whack of all things biological

r3nu4l · 09-10-2009 9:15am

Faith wrote: »

BSc in Neuroscience. I've moved into psychology though.

Something a good few people do alright, there's enough overlap to make the transition a bit simpler

biomed32 wrote: »

4th and final year doing biomedical science in maynooth

My old stomping ground, great times

biomed32 · 09-10-2009 12:10pm

great place, love it to bits!!

liberal · 09-10-2009 5:46pm

biomed 4

trying to go into med or else a masters in biomed

biomed32 · 09-10-2009 7:04pm

at the moment veering towards hospital lab work in either toxicology or haemotology

taram · 09-10-2009 10:35pm

Doing a MSc in Crop Protection and Agronomy, don't fear, I'm not an agriculturalist, I'm a biotechnologist who got lost :P

mycosphaerella · 10-10-2009 2:01pm

taram wrote: »

Doing a MSc in Crop Protection and Agronomy, don't fear, I'm not an agriculturalist, I'm a biotechnologist who got lost :P

But sure we are really 'Agriculturalists' or farmers of some sort at heart!

Kevster · 10-10-2009 2:10pm

Crop protection and agronomy... ...now that's not something you hear about everyday! I'm a qualified (to degree level) computer scientist and industrial biologist; and I'm now doing a PhD in Chemistry over in York, UK! If it seems like I'm boasting, then yeh I guess I am! You all started it though... ...

I miss Biology.. It's the most interesting subject, and I'm lucky in the fact that my PhD is hinting more at Biochemistry, rather than just pure chemistry.

Tree · 10-10-2009 10:50pm

fifth year biomed here, majoring in haematology and transfusion science. \o/ loev for all things sciencey

taram · 10-10-2009 10:56pm

Tree wrote: »

fifth year biomed here, majoring in haematology and transfusion science. \o/ loev for all things sciencey

Whoo for the science love

Living with a load of land managment students who don't understand the fun of science :mad:

Tree · 10-10-2009 11:07pm

I know /scientists/ who dont understand the love of science

*sigh*

El_Dangeroso · 11-10-2009 1:59pm

I did my undergrad in computer science, worked in IT for 5 years, always had an interest in biology but it has become somewhat of an obsession over the last two years so in order to stop annoying my friends with things I find fascinating but they find mind-numbing I thought I better get some formal training to get it out of my system.

I'm currently doing a masters in med science, which is great because it allows me to study the aspects of biology that I'm most interested in, namely nutrition and metabolism, I can't say it's getting it out of my system though, if anything it's getting worse..:D

Kevster · 11-10-2009 10:29pm

You're doing a Masters in Med Science? - is that at NUIG by any chance? I know a girl who's doing a Masters courses there too, and in a course that could be that. I can't recall the exact title of it.

Somnus · 12-10-2009 9:17pm

Doing Genetics and Cell Biology in DCU.

Loved Biology in secondary, hated science until fifth year and I got into biology. I never would have dreamed of doing a science course before that! Never did chemistry in secondary though so its a bit of a bitch now but ah well.

Biology rocks :cool:

In my second year by the way

norrie rugger · 13-10-2009 12:24pm

BSc in Applied Bioscience.

Nebit · 13-10-2009 4:57pm

i study archaeology in UCD but take modules in anatomy as well:D im training to be a palaeoarchaeologist :cool:

GLaDOS · 15-10-2009 1:12pm

Dr.Poca wrote: »

Doing Genetics and Cell Biology in DCU.

Loved Biology in secondary, hated science until fifth year and I got into biology. I never would have dreamed of doing a science course before that! Never did chemistry in secondary though so its a bit of a bitch now but ah well.

Biology rocks :cool:

In my second year by the way

Exact same as him (we're in the same course

) Though I always new I was going into science, taught I'd go into physics until 5th year though.

Gaspode · 16-10-2009 11:14pm

PhD in Microbiology. General all round science nerd though.
Currently trying to get to grips with this biotech muck you kids are all into these days!

El_Dangeroso · 16-10-2009 11:21pm

Kevster wrote: »

You're doing a Masters in Med Science? - is that at NUIG by any chance? I know a girl who's doing a Masters courses there too, and in a course that could be that. I can't recall the exact title of it.

Yep, that's the one.

jen_23 · 19-10-2009 8:58pm

BSc (Hons) in applied bioscience and currently finishing (woohoo!!) a research masters in biotechnology where I was working on phage lysins and protein crystallography

piby · 22-10-2009 10:35am

BA Microbiology and currently doing an MSc in Science Communication at DCU!

CathyMoran · 22-10-2009 3:10pm

Undergrad in Biology, postgrad in Food Science then IT then Engineering...want to do my childhood passion of Astronomy next but my life has been very busy for the past few years...

adamski8 · 26-10-2009 9:30pm

parasite immunologist

r3nu4l · 27-10-2009 11:03am

adamski8 wrote: »

parasite immunologist

Ah don't be so hard on yourself, not all immunologists are parasites! :pac:

Actually, that's a pretty cool area of research.

Tree · 27-10-2009 9:09pm

i laughed

shoot me :S

do you study whatever immune system parasites have or how the hoomons react to being nibbled on?

hardtrainer · 27-10-2009 10:12pm

Did my degree in Zoology and then moved to Neuroscience and Genetics for my PhD and continue to work in Neuroscience research

mcrdotcom · 29-10-2009 1:48pm

Im 15 and still in school *sighs*

But I love all things science and especially Biology and Chemistry...

I love cytology and med science! (Basically I love the human body)

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