Sidath Katugampola

Growing up in a family of medical professionals, I soon realized that doing on-call at nights did not fit in with my love for a good work–life balance. More importantly, it also made me question how medicines work and why they often work better for some people than others. This curiosity led me to study Pharmacology at Southampton University. I received a Ph.D from the University of Cambridge and spent the next 10 years working at Pfizer UK, six of those years working in Biomarkers and Translational Medicine. I have been fortunate to carry on with this passion over the last four years at Cancer Research UK and continue looking answers to my childhood questions.