I constantly get asked what a typical day of a medical virology PhD student is like. It is very difficult to explain to an audience that has no background regarding viruses, but I can tell you this…virology is an exciting field to explore! Keep on read…
As a first year PhD candidate, I had imagined my first year to be focused on interacting with people in the lab and other postgraduates to familiarize myself with the ‘new’ environment. Fortunately, and unfortunately for me, I have started this new PhD…
Vulnerability – willingness to show emotion or to allow one’s weaknesses to be seen or known; willingness to risk being emotionally hurt Let me tell you something: putting your life out there is not easy. If you do this for a living, I imagine it…
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…my very FIRST VLOG! Holding a camera and recording yourself is a fun task to do, but editing together your whole vlog? Not so much. Nevertheless, I hope my vlog provides you with a glimpse into my life as a PhD st…
However, in my undergraduate years I was an enthusiastic and motivated young party animal and vodka promised me that I could dance, even though I definitely couldn’t! I believe there is a time and place for everything, including some stupid mistakes al…
If you’re a “How I met your mother” fan like me, you probably read this blog title in Barney’s voice. If you’re not a fan of the show, I strongly suggest you switch to Netflix as soon as you’re done reading this post! Like many others, I have an array …
“Who am I?” One of the most dreaded and difficult topics to respond to. Most people dislike answering this question for some mysterious reason. It’s as if they’re embarrassed to talk about themselves, or perhaps they have no idea who they a…
One of the most important quotes that I have encountered in my life, words of Marie Brennan, reads, ‘our wisdom grows not by staking out claims and defending them against all comers, but by sharing information freely, so that we may work together for t…
I’ve been postponing writing this final blog for SAYAS. Why? For one thing, I’ve always been bad at goodbyes. Although in this case, as our fabulous editor Jennifer Fitchett aptly said, ‘it will never be goodbye, just less contact’. Even parties I usua…
I am still looking for an adjective to fill in the gap in the title. Probably because it has been quite a year, or maybe because although it is almost the end of the year, it still feels like the year has just started. I suppose it is hope that got me …
