Finally #PhDone!
Happy to announce that I've successfully defended my thesis: High-dimensional analyses of miRNAs in lung neuroendocrine neoplasms
Big thanks to my supervisor @RenwickLab, and defence committee Drs Paul Young, George Yousef, Ting Hu, David LeBrun, & @AllinghamJohn
Congratulations to new PMM graduate Dr Justin Wong ! Working on "High-dimensional analyses of microRNAs in lung neuroendocrine neoplasms" Justin is the first hybrid bench/comp PhD graduate from @RenwickLab.
Today I was explaining to a non-medical friend why "curing breast cancer" is so complicated (ie mutations, receptors) and I realized:
We as a medical and scientific community need to better educate the public. That ~5 min convo totally changed how she sees medicine and research.
In my latest video, I cover my weekly review process in detail as well as some tips to stick with it, and make your weekly review a success.
https://t.co/6b0DpasGAX
My #1 tip for productivity in grad school is the weekly review, a combined goal setting and to-do list.
Here are the 5 things I reflect on every Friday afternoon:
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The weekly review has streamlined my goal setting and task management. It takes me about 30 minutes and I gain back that time in increased productivity. Plus, I am less stressed over the weekend, because I don't have to keep running to-do lists in my head while trying to relax