Jamie DeWitt: When I was a kid I pictured my adult self wearing a lab coat and carrying a clipboard. I get to live my kid dream of my adult self and I get to work with smart and amazing people from all over the world to try to improve environmental health with the power of science! I also get to carry some cool clipboards!
Elena Hass: When I was little my oldest brother had a chemistry set and I was fascinated by it. I always begged him to let me do something with it and I loved following the instructions on the experiments and seeing what I could make happen. Then in grade school and middle school, I enjoyed thinking up experiments to do for the science fair. Now I find it so interesting to learn how things work and to solve problems through research. When I’m doing benchwork I still feel like that little kid playing with my brother’s chemistry set.
Amanda Galbreath: I am a scientist because I never want to stop learning and asking ‘why’!
Macon Carroll: I am a scientist because science is a perfect blend of creativity and logic that allows people to better understand and help the world around them. Scientific research, and toxicology research more specifically, both have such pertinent implications and impact on improving people’s everyday lives and I’m lucky to be a part of that.
Alex Soo: Ever since I was a kid, I have been enamored by the bright liquid in glassware displayed in pictures of fictional or medieval alchemists. I found science and its uses as literally magical, and I knew in my heart that working in the lab would be perfect for me. It has been such an exciting adventure for me walking along this career path so far and I cannot wait to see what the future holds.
Kelsie Younce: I am a scientist because I see this as my way of giving back to my community. Back in high school I always loved going to all my science classes, and I always felt curious to understand the ‘why?’ behind everything. Science is a very vast and inspiring field to be in, I enjoy being able to learn from others.
Alex Lowe: I am a scientist because I believe that scientific research and innovation have been the most important tools throughout history when it comes to understanding how the world around us works. I believe that being a scientist provides me with a unique opportunity to help share knowledge with others in a very clear and organized way all while allowing me to work within scientific fields I am passionate about such as Chemistry, Biology, and Toxicology!
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