What does science look like in everyday life? At what moments does your own research sound like science fiction? How does it feel to discover something new? And what difference can a PhD really make?
In ‘Research Fascinates!’, six PhD students from the University of Duisburg-Essen offer personal insights into their daily lives, their motivation and the moments that keep them going over the coming weeks. It’s all about curiosity, doubt, perseverance and the fascination of bringing the hidden to light.
“I want to know everything about how life works, down to the smallest detail.”
Victoria Momand is a PhD student at the Faculty of Biology, researching the role of the enzyme Parvulin17 in mitochondria, which is found only in humans and great apes.
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