VALID8?

The VALIDATE Network is a growing global community of vaccine researchers developing vaccines against four pathogens: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (which causes TB), Leishmania species (leishmaniasis), Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) and Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy). In VALID8? we will, through 8 short questions, delve into the research interests of our members and find out what they do and why their research is so important.

1,000th VALIDATE Member Special VALID8 Inteviews

To mark the milestone of reaching 1,000 members worldwide, we invited members from across the VALIDATE Network to take part in a special edition of our VALID8 interview series. These short reflections highlight the breadth of our global community, the science our members are working on, and the value of collaboration in advancing vaccine research for neglected and complex pathogens.

The Special Quetions are:
 

  1. What do you do / what do you research?

  2. What drew you to studying vaccines?

  3. How has VALIDATE shaped your work or career and research so far?

  4. What’s your favourite memory or moment from your time with VALIDATE?

  5. What do you value most about being connected to 1,000 researchers across 80+ countries?

  6. What advice would you give to the 1,000th VALIDATE member joining today?

  7. What excites you most about the future of VALIDATE?

  8. Describe VALIDATE in one word.

The Original Interviews

 

The Questions

  1. What do you do/what do you research?

  2. ​​​​What do you tell non-scientists you do?

  3. What drew you to studying vaccines?

  4. Why is your work important and what could your work lead to?

  5. What is the most interesting thing you have learned in your job?

  6. What is the best part of your job?

  7. What is the most challenging part of your job or research?

  8. Why are vaccines important?

 

Assoc Prof Burtnick - BSL 3 Lab
Wynand Goosen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of our members also submitted photographs of their day-to-day life as a researcher. 

 

You can find the interviews below. This is an ongoing series so check back regularly and follow us on twitter. If you are a member and wish to participate in VALID8, you can email your answers to the question to validate@ndm.ox.ac.uk with the subject VALID8.