I’ve always loved planning and organization, and grad school puts everything I know about organization to the test! There’s so much always happening: experiments to plan, experiments happening, data to analyze, papers to read, meetings and classes to attend, and …
Emma’s Path to Genetics
As I walked into high school Biology class, I looked down at my Eurkaryotic cell cake and glowed with pride at my baking skills but also my knowledge of the cell and strong desire to learn more. From an …
Hope’s Path to Orthopedics
Hi! My name is Hope Welhaven and I am a first year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. I recently graduated from Carroll College in Helena, MT with two degrees …
Victoria’s Path to Academia
I’m Victoria and currently a third-year Biochemistry Ph.D. student at Florida International University. I was born and raised in Minks, Belarus. I spent most of my childhood doing rhythmic gymnastics and some horseback riding. I moved to the United States …
Jenny’s Path to Informatics
How did you get into Science? If you had asked me a year ago, what my career path was going to be, I would have answered ‘Research Scientist’. In fact, if you had asked me 5 years ago, I would …
Taylor’s Path to Nutritional Health
Hi there! My name is Taylor, and I am a third-year Ph.D. graduate student at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I graduated in 2018 from Florida State University with a major …
Jenna’s Path to Geophysics
Hello everybody! My name is Jenna Faith and I’m currently entering the 4th year of my PhD program at the University of Texas at El Paso. I study geophysics, specifically seismology, or as most probably know it, earthquakes. I received …
Emmanuella’s Path to Immunology Research
Hi! I am Emmanuella Nnuji-John, a senior Biochemistry undergraduate student at Alcorn State University. My interests intersect immunology and infectious disease/pathology research, and I hope to explore these interests through a biomedical PhD program and eventually in the biopharmaceutical industry. …
Allie’s Path to Toxicology
Hey friends! My name is Allie and I am a PhD Candidate in Toxicology at Texas A&M University. I graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in 2017 with a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Sustainability. My current research …
What I Learned my First Year of Grad School
Hello! This blog is a bit more of a heart to heart with myself, but I hope by sharing this it might help at least a couple prospective or first year PhD students like myself. Take notes Take notes all …