Kat

Year 2 PhD student.

Working on #genetherapy with a focus on #CardiovascularDiseases.

10/10 here for #sciencetwitter and #fsupdates

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[Kat @mcem_kat]

Online dating while doing a PhD involves answering the question, "why do you want to do a PhD?". It's like grad school applications all over again lmao

[Kat @mcem_kat]

Ngl all it takes for me to be burnt out is a couple of 12hr days 2 weeks in a row. Definitely feeling more than a little judged for being so 'weak' lmao. Fun.

[Kat @mcem_kat]

in light news.. I just booked tickets to london!

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@PhD_Genie that's a really good question! I have not thought about it this way... (i say as i try not to panic lmao)

[Kat @mcem_kat]

me weeks before my tac meeting: yes I can do this, I know what I am doing. I'm **confident**

me 1 hour before my meeting: oh my god what the heck i dont know anything someone let me quit my phd right now can the school fire me.

thanks anxiety.

#AcademicChatter #phdvoice

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@biologistninja tbh I text after 15 mins, and would just leave after 30. I'd do work in the mean time but every minute wasted waiting for someone is a minute I could either be having lunch, or working on my experiments

[Kat @mcem_kat]

The stray at my apartment being all cute is just what I need before fridays in the lab.

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@NanotechWitch IKR! I don't get it but apparently it works 😬

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@NanotechWitch back when i was just starting out and knowing nothing, I had people tell me that different people do the same experiment differently.. and no no one has a protocol for all that. yes they had one, but no one follows it.

me: so... what do I do now???

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@BettyFiri I guess it helps that I find it hard to sleep when there's sunlight HAHA!

[Kat @mcem_kat]

am I that weird person who listens to asmr while reading papers? #academicchatter #phdvoice

[Kat @mcem_kat]

Had my first in person lab meeting ever and went away with a headache. 6 years later, tutorial room fluorescent lightbulbs still makes me feel sick lol

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@ZJAyres Singing with my friends on saturday!

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@lakshmyrkrish @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter Is changing labs an option? Could be worth checking out

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@njoybetz I break for an hour, sometimes I'd meet non-academic friends for lunch, others I'd takeaway food and read a book or something on my phone (something not research related) at my desk. might be a bit sad to some but I find this really relaxing

[Kat @mcem_kat]

Ngl i look at all the posts on ig from other PhD students and they seem to be doing more than just phd work all day, and I wonder if it's me being utterly inept at relaxing, but also feeling like I have too much to do. #academictwitter #ScienceTwitter #phdlife #phdvoice

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@captainspheal All the best for your defense!

[Kat @mcem_kat]

anyone else having issues creating a poll on doodle? I've been trying to set one up for 30 mins now and keep running into an error.
#academictwitter #academicchatter #phdvoice

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@Pezmc @doodletweet Thank you! Seems like they are having some outage

[Kat @mcem_kat]

@Mr_Olumade @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice @Dr_Meming @OpenAcademics I hate how relatable this is

[Dr Meming @Dr_Meming]

Me trying to do a lit review

@OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter #academictwitter