MRes in Biomedical Research (Molecular Basis of Human Disease Stream) - Saira Sakalaš

What did you most enjoy about your course?

As my degree was Master of Research (MRes), I really enjoyed 'learning by doing'. Although I liked studying and learning about science during my undergraduate degree, it felt incredible to do science on my own and be the first person to have an answer to the research question of interest.

With the expertise of my supervisors and the support from the management of the course, every day felt like getting one step closer to becoming a scientist who will independently be able to discover the fundamentals of biomedical phenomena.

What did you most appreciate about the Faculty/College?

I appreciated the networking opportunities I had access to and a closer professor-student relationship. 

How did it feel to receive the Dean's Prize?

Receiving the Dean's Prize was delightful, a great achievement and an honour.

The learning journey during my degree was rather an oscillatory function between successful and less successful moments. Knowing that my work has been recognized and acknowledged by the Faculty really embarrassed the entire journey during the past year and left me feeling even more happy and confident about my choice to stay in science.

What are you doing now/What do you plan on doing after graduation?

At the moment I am doing my PhD degree at the Institue of Cancer Research in London in the Structural biology of Cell Signalling group (Guettler's lab).

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