- Top 5 must eat in Sapporo, HokkaidoSharing to you my top 5 must eat in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Please bring your empty stomach and indulge the food that this city offers. First in my list is the Sapporo Miso Ramen. This delectable rich soup provides you that good to the soul feeling. Don’t forget to grab a bowl or two during yourContinue reading “Top 5 must eat in Sapporo, Hokkaido”
- Six Lessons I’ve learned in graduate school: PhD, more than the degree“The product of your PhD is not your dissertation, the product is you.” – anonymous. There are many perks of being a full time graduate student. The liberty to explore, discover, learn, and even the privilege to add new knowledge to this world. Before I share some valuable lessons I’ve learned, I just want toContinue reading “Six Lessons I’ve learned in graduate school: PhD, more than the degree”
- Raccoon dogs: the whats and whys of my PhD in Natural History“Raccoon dogs, What?!” “Raccoon dogs, what?!”, what I usually hear from everyone who is brave enough to ask what I’m studying. Yes, there is such an animal called raccoon dogs. For my PhD dissertation, I am exploring the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, which has been widely analyzed to assess immunological fitness and evolutionary adaptationContinue reading “Raccoon dogs: the whats and whys of my PhD in Natural History”
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J. R. R. TOLKIEN
Empathetic Biologist 