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How did you
get in?
I decided to finish my medical studies before
going on to do a PhD which I performed back with
Leslie Iversen.
What's been the highlight of your
working career so far?
It's difficult to define a highlight
in my working career. Looking at data and particularly
discussing the possible relevance of data with
students has always been a very exciting part
of my life. I suppose that finding the close relationship
between opioid peptides and posterior pituitary
hormones whilst on a sabbatical at the National
Institute of Mental Health in America was particularly
exciting.
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What keeps you going
through the hard times?
Combining clinical medicine and work as a scientist
is certainly hard going but also extremely rewarding.
It is amazing to have the opportunity to follow up on
one's basic research data with studies in humans, particularly
if there is the potential for generating some new therapeutically
useful compounds.
I still have major interests.
Why do you work
in the area that you do?
I did quite a lot of anthropology before I went into
medicine and have always been fascinated by human behaviour.
Are you a scientist 24/7?
I am not a scientist 7 days a week.
What's your favourite
trivial pursuit category?
I still have major interests in third world cultural
beliefs and medicine. My least favourite trivial pursuit
category is entertainment!
What was the title of your last
published paper?
The title of my last published paper is
"Acute carbon dioxide exposure in healthy adults:
evaluation of a novel means of investigating the stress
response".
What scientist do you admire from the
past?
The scientist I most admire from the past
is Alfred Russel Wallace.
What would you like to be remembered
for?
Being a stimulating supervisor to my students
and a good friend.
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