Snapshots follows the lives of six young scientists and engineers as they embark on exciting careers in industry and universities.
The Snapshots series is made in association with The Vega Science Trust.
The physicist
Dr. David Milstead is in search of the mysterious magnetic monopole.
The biochemist
Dr Birgit Liss investigates Parkinson's disease with genetics.
The surgeon
Dr Chinmay Gupte gave up the cricket pitch in favour of the laboratory.
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