As a woman who wants to have a rounded life, you will want children at some point. You have to accept that you enjoy all that comes with having child… - Faith Osier

As you move up it becomes harder because you’ll be distracted by dramas and sideshows, but remember that they’re not the main story.

The Wellcome Trust has been instrumental to getting me established as a credible African research scientist. I competed and won a training fellowship that supported my PhD studies. My current work is supported by an intermediate fellowship, and this has enabled me to compete successfully for an MRC/DFID African Research Leader award.

The fact that people are developing immunity to malaria all around me – I feel that this process is staring me in the face- if you like, and I must be able to see and understand how it is happening.