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Human
Disease
Articles
Labcoats
at Work
Getting Real About Getting into Science
Labcoats
at Work
Suthikorn Kingkaew
THE
FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS ERRORS
WE ARE CURRENTLY ORGANISING FOR CORRECTIONS
MY APOLOGIES -- 27/9/06 WR
BRETT GARNER, currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South
Wales, graduated with a Bachelor of Human Nutrition (Honours) from Deakin
University. He received a scholarship to study for a postgraduate degree
in Biochemistry (lipid metabolism) at the Cardiac Institute of Sydney
University and was granted his PhD in 1996. He continued his research
in lipid metabolism (chemical processes involving the breakdown of fat
particles) for two years before furthering his postdoctoral study in Oxford
University. At the moment, Brett is researching the effect of lipid metabolism
on arteriosclerosis (the hardening of the inner walls of the arteries
due to fatty deposits) at UNSW.
Being the son of a father who is a keen amateur diver, from a young age, Brett wanted to be marine biologist. Later, he developed an interest in health, especially how diet is related to health, prompting him to study human nutrition at university level. Brett completed an honours project in lipid metabolism – a decision that eventually changed his working aims. Instead of graduating as a nutritionist, he has since become a researcher with a specific focus on lipid metabolism.
Brett does not come from a family that has an academic background. Although neither his father nor his mother are university graduates, both of them have been very supportive of his studies, providing encouragement as he completed his degree.
Elias Glaros, an assistant in this research group, graduated with a Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) from Adelaide University. Prior to joining this team, he has worked in a paternity identification laboratory. As a child, Elias developed a keen interest in science from playing with his toys and observing how they worked, sometimes even repairing them. Elias’s love of science progressed from primary school to secondary school, where he decided to focus on biological science, leading him to study biotechnology at university.
Although Brett and Elias differ in the origins of their initial curiosity in science, both of these scientists have parents who were supportive of their studies. Perhaps, this shows that the attention from parents may help to produce a keen, self-motivated scientist. It is interesting to see that, as a result of their research on lipid metabolism, both scientists reported that they take into account how their health may be affected by what they eat, although neither strictly controls their diet.
Both Brett
and Elias are currently working in a Macrophage Biology group at UNSW.
This research team is investigating specific aspects of human disease,
particularly in arteriosclerosis. This research group has been primarily
interested in the processes that result in the build up of fatty deposits
in the arteries, as well as the treatment processes whereby these conditions
can be reversed. Fortunately for this research team, they are well equipped
and funded, with this current project sponsored by the National Health
and Medical Research Committee and the National Heart Foundation.
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