From art restorer to DNA explorer

My dad was my high school physics teacher, so growing up I really liked mathematics and physics. But when I left high school, it was hard for me to decide between physics and fine art. I tried hard to find a combined degree, and I really wanted to do a degree in painting, but somehow, I ended up in a science program at the Australian National University in Canberra.

By the end of my bachelor’s degree, I had had enough of pure science, and so I enrolled in a Master’s degree in painting conservation at the University of Melbourne. I thought it would be a good blend between science and art.