![]() ‘I was still working part-time night shift as a clinical microbiologist, and realised I was becoming more interested in the cases behind the clinical samples I was analysing. ![]() ‘Research was unbelievably rewarding when I discovered something new and crushing when I couldn’t reveal the mechanism behind a phenomenon. ‘Realising I was starting to become Julius Sumner Miller to my colleagues and asking all too often “Why is it so?” I took my first steps into research, starting a full-time honours research project which blossomed into a PhD project where I discovered a new mechanism of genetic mutations that led to expanded spectrum beta lactam resistance in bacteria. During my studies I had worked as a technician in a microbiology pathology lab which was interesting but didn’t scratch my itch to unravel why certain phenomena I observed in the lab occurred,’ he said. ‘I have fond memories of some fantastic lecturers who engaged my thirst for knowledge. ‘It became apparent that engineering math was not my forte and after taking an early life sabbatical working at a grocery store, I realised that my interest lay in the biological sciences,’ he recalled.Ī science major studying microbiology and biotechnology led to him qualifying as a clinical microbiologist. He started a double degree in electrical engineering and information technology at QUT in the mid-1990s. Being an associate editor for CXO is essential to me becoming a successful researcher and academic who can act as a role model for the next generation of researchers.’ĭr Hammond grew up in Brisbane and fancied himself as a mathematician. ![]() ‘There is one unifying thing between all of my role models and career mentors they don’t do it for personal gain or recognition but to give back to our profession, and advance optometry and vision science research for all. ‘I have been fortunate to have fantastic mentors, starting with Professor Joanne Wood at Queensland University of Technology, then Professor Christine Wildsoet at UC Berkeley, Professor Konrad Pesudovs at Flinders and now Professors Alex Gentle and Craig Woods at Deakin,’ he said. He believes being an associate editor is a way of giving back to the profession that has given him so much, and advancing the sharing of knowledge. From working in a grocery store to employment in a microbiology pathology laboratory, David Hammond has had an interesting path to becoming an optometrist, lecturer and a journal associate editor.ĭr Hammond is a lecturer in optometry and vision science at Deakin University, and is among a group of young optometrists who have become associate editors of Optometry Australia’s leading scientific journal Clinical and Experimental Optometry.
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