• Question: What feeling did you get when your student discovered a bit of green blood? Is it very rewarding for you? Does it make you very proud?

    Asked by askjeeves to Chris on 25 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
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      Chris Cooper answered on 25 Mar 2010:

      I always get excited at a new bit of science. The discovery is its own reward of course. Actually that’s not quite true as a good discovery leads to other things such as people giving you more money to do more science! So there is an emotional and financial reward!

      It does make me proud of my student. But not as proud as I was when he landed a top science job in another university. See: http://www.exercisebiology.hw.ac.uk/Vollaard.htm

      Seeing your student succeed is almost like one of your kids growing up happy!

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