A personal touch of Doris Haydee Rosero Salazar

My name is Doris Haydee Rosero Salazar, Colombian, PhD candidate at the Department of Dentistry, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, to improve the function of the cleft soft palate.

When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? Can you tell us something about your child years.   

During my childhood I didn’t think too much about that. I only liked to play all the time with my two younger brothers. But, at the secondary school, an interest for teaching came up when I used to study in small groups with my classmates. I enjoyed sharing knowledge with them. Later, the interest to do research came together with teaching.

What was your previous academic training, where did your study and why that study?   

Nurse from Universidad del Valle (Cali-Colombia). Nursing in my country is a five years program in which health education and basic sciences (biochemistry, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology) are the main components during the first two years. I enjoyed basic sciences. After finishing the studies I worked as a nurse for some years, but in the end I went back to the basic sciences. I joined to the Master in Biomedical Sciences at  the same university. I did teaching and research in histology, mainly focused on muscle tissue. Then, research on muscle tissue brought me to The Netherlands for a PhD in muscle regeneration :-).  

The RIMLS motto is: ‘Today’s molecules for tomorrow’s medicine’. What does this mean for you? 

The mechanisms of many diseases frequently occur molecularly. Then, “Today’s molecules” in my opinion establishes the right context where research must be focused on for the improvement of patient’s health, prevention of disease and quality of life to build up “tomorrow’s medicine”.

Who is your great example as scientists? And please give a motivation why.

It’s not easy to choose only one great example, but, one of the first names that came to my mind was Dr. Rodolfo Llinás. He is a Colombian neuroscientist, Professor at New York University. He has made remarkable contributions on the study of the brain from the molecular to the cognitive level. His work and achievements are inspiration for Colombian researchers working abroad. 

Which research discovery that you have made has made you most proud? 

I just can say: On the way... 

Given unlimited finance what experiment would you perform? 

Having unlimited finance I wouldn’t think about one experiment. Instead,  I would build networks around a common research objective. 

What does your working area (desk, office) look like and what does it say about you (or your research)? 

I try to keep it organized. Too much “clutter in the physical surrounding also clutters the mind and spirit”.  

Nominate a colleague to be in the spotlight and what would you like to ask him or her? 

Maria José Sanchez Fernández, what’s the main lesson you’ve learned during these almost two years as a PhD candidate?

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