From Rural Nepal to The Johns Hopkins University (and back again): Part 2
Johns Hopkins University postdoc Surya C. shares insight into the challenges of being an international student and how he hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists.
Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University postdoc Surya C. shares insight into the challenges of being an international student and how he hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists.
Ashton Omdahl ⋅ A Day in the Life international students, Postdoc ⋅
Not everyone wants to follow the CDC’s coronavirus guidelines in my home — what should I do? A medical student weighs in.
Graduate students must pass a challenging oral exam to advance in their Ph.D. program. How can they navigate this checkpoint during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Ashton Omdahl ⋅ A Day in the Life doctoral board exam, graduate board exam, graduate students, ph.d. candidacy exam ⋅
Ever wonder what science has to say about the Loch Ness monster? One JHU student uses her computational genomics skills to find some surprising results.
Ashton Omdahl ⋅ Perspectives in Research computational genomics, DNA, Genetics ⋅
Around the time I started working in my thesis lab, a new postdoc from central Nepal, named Surya, also joined the group. He had just completed his Ph.D. in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the ENCODE consortium project to annotate the human genome and was assigned to work with me on a project developing polygenic […]
Professional networking can be intimidating. Check out a PDCO networking workshop to learn how building mutually beneficial relationships via networking can be enriching, educational and painless.
Ashton Omdahl ⋅ Events and Happenings Career, Networking, Professional development, workshop ⋅
Nearly two months ago, I concluded my fourth Ph.D. lab rotation. Rotations are important components of Ph.D. training. During each rotation, a new student spends eight to 12 weeks working in a lab, getting a sense of the science pursued there, the types of questions asked and the overall culture. After completing three or more […]
Ashton Omdahl ⋅ A Day in the Life Graduate School, in the lab ⋅