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Dr. Valerie Wallace speaks about what inspired her to become a scientist during a livestream presentation for the Krembil Research Institute in partnership with the Durham District School Board on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021.
People of Medicine by Design: Arturo Ortín-Martínez
“I didn’t expect to become a regenerative medicine researcher. My background is in nursing. When I finished my undergraduate degree in Spain, I was working with patients in the hospital, taking care of them. I also met a lot of people through health committees I was involved in, and a person I met told me that I had potential to be a scientist. In Europe, a master’s program had just opened to people with three-year degrees, like I had, so he said to me, ‘You now have the opportunity to do something you couldn’t do before.’
But I wanted to stay in the hospital taking care of patients because I wanted to help people. Soon I realized that I would also be helping people if I pursued science, and if I did it well, I might . . . “
Listen to this recent episode of the Behind the Breakthrough podcast to learn more about Dr. Wallace’s mission to reverse blindness, the curiosity that drives her, and the changing landscape of women in STEM.
Research Prompts Rethink on Established Vision Recovery Theory
A team of researchers at the Krembil Research Institute has published a paper that is expected to change the way scientists think about vision recovery after retinal cell transplantation.
The findings challenge the prevailing view of research over the past decade concerning . . . “
In this video, Dr. Valerie Wallace explains why her latest research has the potential to shake up the field of vision recovery research.