Inspiring scientists: Charlotte Armah's story

Inspiring scientists: Charlotte Armah speaks about her life as a scientist. This series of video interviews by the Royal Society celebrates the diversity of British science in in partnership with National Life Stories at the British Library.

Born in London to parents who emigrated from Ghana, Charlotte Armah's scientific work may have very obvious benefits for us all. She leads experiments involving human volunteers to learn whether eating particular foods -- especially broccoli -- can protect us from diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. This work allows her to combine scientific expertise (developed through comprehensive school, a degree and PhD), a keen interest in helping others (encouraged by voluntary work and her Christian faith) and an enjoyment of meeting and interacting with different people. She has been very successful in science -- presenting her work all over the world -- without feeling that science has ever been an obsession. Rather than playing with chemistry sets as a child, she preferred to sing along to the Radio 1 pop music charts. This is Charlotte's story.

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