Life Science and Technology

Tijdens mijn studie kwam ik erachter dat ik niet in het onderzoek wilde. Sinds kort ben ik CRA, Clinical Research Associate bij een bedrijf dat contractonderzoek uitvoert voor grote farmaceutische bedrijven. Ik ben een spin in het web. Ik zorg ervoor dat de artsen en verpleegkundigen die het onderzoek uitvoeren precies weten wat ze moeten doen en hoe de regelgeving is. Wanneer ik met artsen praat, merk ik dat mijn medisch-biologische kennis goed van pas komt.

'I started out studying Medicine, but only lasted two weeks. I'd spent a long time trying to choose between Medicine and LST, but there came a point when I had to concentrate on the decentralized selection procedure for Medicine.

I was offered a place and so I started, but I still had this nagging doubt. I was really more interested in medical research. I was hoping I could get into that with a degree in Medicine, but of course Medicine trains you to become a doctor, not a researcher. After many hours spent talking and weighing up my options, I switched to LST. And I’m very glad I did. Studying is never a chore because the course units are so interesting!

My tip for others who are in doubt? Both LST and Medicine may be the right programmes for you, but they approach the world of medicine from vastly different perspectives!’

LST is a very, very technical take on the natural sciences. It is much more than just biology, chemistry, or physics. In my opinion, it is definitely one of the harder programmes offered at the moment, because you have to be good at everything. I chose this degree programme because I am interested in how life works. How did we develop? How will we continue to evolve? What is the mechanism behind a disease? These are the questions that intrigue me.