PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - In the field: an interview with Holly Shiels AID - 10.1242/jeb.233601 DP - 2020 Sep 01 TA - The Journal of Experimental Biology PG - jeb233601 VI - 223 IP - 17 4099 - http://jeb.biologists.org/content/223/17/jeb233601.short 4100 - http://jeb.biologists.org/content/223/17/jeb233601.full SO - J. Exp. Biol.2020 Sep 01; 223 AB - Holly Shiels is a Reader at The University of Manchester, UK, where she investigates cardiac physiology in ectotherms. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at University of Western Ontario, Canada, before moving to Simon Fraser University, Canada, to complete her Master's degree and PhD. After postdoctoral studies at Stanford University, USA, and the University of Leeds, UK, Shiels moved to the University of Manchester, UK, first as a Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer. Telling us about her first experience of fieldwork on the coast of New Brunswick, Canada, Shiels describes the highs and lows of research on the ocean in the tropics and North Atlantic.