Member profile: From Australia to Belgium, PhD student Sam Zaman joins the battle against cancer

Sacrifices must be made in the battle to cure cancer. For PhD student Samantha Zaman, that meant leaving behind her home, family, and friends to spend a year on the other side of the world.

As if grappling with advanced new techniques in physics and chemistry wasn’t hard enough, Sam has also taken on the challenge of learning a new language and adjusting to a new culture, all without falling behind in her postgraduate journey.

But true to form for a member of Exciton Science, she’s tackled each challenge head on and is thriving during her stay at KU Leuven in Belgium.