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and her husband, Trevor Wardill, of the University of Cambridge were staff scientists at the �黨�ǿ���Ƶ between September 2011 and October 2013. They continue to collaborate with �黨�ǿ���Ƶ Senior Scientist Roger Hanlon. In this interview with Journal of Experimental Biology, Gonzalez Bellido describes her career path including the impact of her �黨�ǿ���Ƶ research experiences. Gonzalez Bellido is a Lecturer in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, where she investigates insect vision.

Why did you become interested in science?

I grew up in Malaga in Spain. No one in my family is a scientist, but as a kid I used to go to my grandparents’ farm with my sister and we were allowed to explore, to be adventurous and to do experiments of our own; I always thought that was fun. I also remember that when I was 5 years old we were watching something on TV and I asked my parents, ‘Why are they getting medals?’ and my parents explained that it was the Nobel Prize ceremony. I asked my mum, ‘How do you get one of those medals?’. She told me that you have to be a really great scientist, and I said, ‘I'm going to get one of those’.

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