Two of our female research fellows Maris-Johanna Tahk and Anni Allikalt gave interviews about their scientific careers to celebrate "Women in Science". Maris said that she enjoys the variety in scientific work - sometimes there are practical sessions or lectures, other days involve conducting laboratory experiments and analyzing data, and finally, writing articles. This allows her to evolve in various ways. Anni particularly enjoys how fascinating scientific research is - in biochemistry, there is so much that is still unknown, and solving these puzzles could prove highly beneficial in medicine. She also said that she greatly appreciates analyzing and discussing experimental results with other scientists. Often, individuals with different backgrounds offer new and exciting perspectives that one might not think of immediately.
The Estonian version can be found here: In 2023, the national competition "Science to Wikipedia" was held and Darja was awarded one of the main prizes for her contributions. She wrote several scientific articles in Estonian intended for a general audience. For example, you can now read about: * FRET * Fluorescence quenching * Lipinski's rule of five The quenching of quinine fluorescence by chloride ions. Tonic (right), Tonic + table salt (NaCl, left). Excitation wavelength 411 nm, emission wavelength ~470 nm. Photo from Wikipedia.
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