And the Microbiology Society Prize goes to ...?
Monday 10 October 2016
BIOLOGY undergraduate Ryan Leeming is not being rushed into a career path after winning the 2016 Microbiology Society Prize.
Ryan – who studies BSc Human Biology and Infectious Diseases was selected for one of the Society’s achievement prizes for his second-year performance and ‘outstanding’ laboratory report on biofilms.
The 20-year-old from Middleton in Manchester admits that although he finds microbiology “cool to learn about” he’s not decided where his career will take him.
“I am interested in applying for the NHS scientist training program to do clinical microbiology. But I need to do more thinking and decide what other options are out there.”
Career options
Salford University offers increasing opportunities to graduates via a range of links with hospitals and clinics, notably with the Salford Royal Hospital Trust, with whom it recently signed a new research partnership in translational medicine.
The degree is ideal too for careers in sports science, pharmaceutical and food industries and forensic sciences, while many students continue onto postgraduate taught and research degrees.
Ryan, though, is not rushing down the clinical path, explaining: “I chose to do this course because I find infectious diseases cool to learn about and I think it’s important to understand how they work so we can find potential cures for them.
He says the course is hard work but rewarding: “It is going well. It involves a lot of hard work but overall I am enjoying it, especially, the microbiome, pathogens and human physiology.
Friendships
“I would say the best bit is meeting new people because I have met loads of nice people from doing this course and made some really good friends.
Ryan was nominated for the Microbiology Society Prize by lecturers Professor Howard Foster and Dr Chloe James. The prize comes with a one year membership to the Society and £200.
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