Dr Evelyne Deplazes grew up in a farming family in Switzerland, with no family members ever going to university. At 16, she spent more than six months in hospital, forcing her to redo a year of high school. After six months, Evelyne’s illness relapsed and she was forced to return to hospital. Faced with doing the same year a third time, Evelyne decided to leave high school. Evelyne then went on to complete an apprenticeship as a car electrician and another in the logistics of spare parts, a diploma in business, worked as a technical assistant in engineering, as well time working in a bank. A chance conversation at a dinner led Evelyne to enrol in university in Australia, leading to a career as a computational chemist. Evelyne’s is an extraordinary story of a winding path to success.Learn more about Dr Deplazes' research here: https://scmb.uq.edu.au/profile/1443/evelyne-deplazes