The last year has marked a period of new beginnings for me. It was in the midst of the pandemic that I found myself making preparations for the next step of my career journey: moving from Edinburgh, UK, to beginning my PhD at Lund University in Lund, Sweden. This was in equal parts thrilling and challenging. During this uncertain time, moving countries was not an easy task and after …
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An ode to the ‘walk and talk’
I am currently on maternity leave with baby #2. How does one manage the responsibilities of a PI while on maternity leave in the middle of a pandemic? I will not lie, it's not easy and I don’t have it figured out. Since the beginning of 2021 though, my infant son and I have been …
Staying focused during a pandemic
During the first quarter of the year I had been hitting the marks on my work goals. Submitted a collaborative grant, visited the University of Montreal and attended the B cell Keystone conference in beautiful Banff, Canada, where I gave my very first invited Keystone seminar. The feedback on Stefano’s project did not disappoint and …
The Yuan lab 