Dr Christine Mwebesa from Uganda who is part of the NEMRA network (The Network for education and multidisciplinary research Africa) shares her experiences of moving into doctoral research.

Dr Ruth Payne has a dual professional identity as a Consultant Microbiologist for the National Health Services (UK) as well as a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. Her interest in malaria vaccines may have been the starting point for her research career, but her expertise in vaccines became the corner stone of her ability to contribute to the Covid vaccine development efforts.