I started my science career when I studied for a BSc(Hons) in Biology at the University of Manchester. Not really knowing what to do next but based on an interest in the Reproductive Sciences modules, I applied to do a masters of research (MRes) in Maternal and Fetal Health Research based in St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester. Here I worked on a project investigating why teenagers are more likely to have small babies in both a lab and a clinical setting and learnt so much in one