A day in the life of a Scientific Officer

Alexis De Haven Brandon is a Higher Scientific Officer for the Institute of Cancer Research. She specialises in in vivo research for drug discovery projects in oncology. Having completed a degree in Animal Science, she initially worked with research cattle in the veterinary medicine field. Moving to working with rodents in the oncology field 16 years ago, she obtained a Master's Degree in Cancer Biology through day release from her employment. Lorenza Giannella (Training Manager, Biochemical Society) spoke with her about her work.