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Author Archives: Grad Student
Letter gender.
Lately I’ve been tracking down articles from a lab that studies my newly-discovered protein channels in a different part of the body, so that I can hopefully figure out how they’re arranged in that system and see if that works … Continue reading
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Tagged thesising, women in science
Committees.
I found out recently that I’ve been nominated for a couple of departmental committees for next year. I don’t know if this is typical of R1 universities, but our graduate student organization appoints graduate seats (typically one or two) in … Continue reading
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Tagged grad life, grad school
Honestly, I didn’t even know the planet existed at that hour of the morning.
I just received the official word on my TA assignment for fall, and it turns out I will be teaching human physiology again, for the third time in a row. I have mixed feelings about this. Pros: – The subject … Continue reading
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Modeling
The core of my thesis is in quantifying and analyzing a certain class of organic molecule in a certain part of a certain organ, and how altering which/how many subtypes of those organic molecules that are present can change the … Continue reading
Touched by Isis
I almost forgot to mention that the always helpful and perpetually entertaining Dr. Isis answered one of my questions on her blog today. I feel quite blessed and armed with information.
Navel-gazing about anxiety.
Sometimes I am surprised by how confident I’ve become as a scientist and as a student, especially considering how anxiety-ridden I used to be. Two years ago I was a 5th year senior doing undergrad research in the same lab … Continue reading
I am vindicated!
Study: highly-rated professors are. . . overrated Professors rated highly by their students tended to yield better results for students in their own classes, but the same students did worse in subsequent classes. The implication: highly rated professors actually taught … Continue reading
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Tagged links, teaching
Hello World!
I am notorious for starting blogs with great enthusiasm only to abandon them a few months later. I haven’t blogged in almost two years, so we’ll see how long this one lasts. I’ve been reading student and faculty blogs for … Continue reading
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