Ellie Barnes :The long road to success

A hepatologist and academic, a wife and a mother of two, Dr Ellie
Barnes delighted researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human
Genetics’ Women in Science talk, held on Wednesday the 20th of
November 2013. Her presentation entitled: Women in Science – the
joys and the juggles, highlighted the ups and downs of balancing a
career in science, particularly as a working mother. Currently
balancing three major projects: leading a £5 million collaboration
called Stop HCV, trialling a powerful new Hepatitis C vaccine, and
studying B cell immunology and IgG4 systemic disease, Ellie is now
at a senior level in her career. But she admited that getting to
this point hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing. Having her first
child while studying her PhD and second just before receiving her
intermediate MRC award, Ellie said it’s often hard to manage the
demands of work and home, but being able to do what you love day in
and day out makes it worth the struggle.