Dr Kate Baker is a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge. She leads a research programme  looking at rare genetic disorders that affect brain development, and is also a medical doctor, specialising in clinical genetics.

Being both a medic and a scientist can be a challenge. Why is it important that we have clinician scientists who combine both roles? How do you know whether research is for you, and how do you navigate these two different worlds? 

In this episode, Kate tells us about the excitement of being taught medicine by world-leading researchers, the importance of seizing early opportunities to get involved in research, the generosity of her early mentors, the pain of fellowship rejection, the value of being told she needed to work out her scientific identity, and much more...