@ChloetheScientist

Hello everybody! My name is Jenna Faith and I’m currently entering the 4th year of my PhD program at the University of Texas at El Paso. I study geophysics, specifically seismology, or as most probably know it, earthquakes. I received my undergraduate degree in geology from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, then went straight into […]

Hi! I am Emmanuella Nnuji-John, a senior Biochemistry undergraduate student at Alcorn State University. My interests intersect immunology and infectious disease/pathology research, and I hope to explore these interests through a biomedical PhD program and eventually in the biopharmaceutical industry. How I Became Interested in Research I am originally from Nigeria and I moved to […]

Hey friends! My name is Allie and I am a PhD Candidate in Toxicology at Texas A&M University. I graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in 2017 with a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Sustainability. My current research focuses on using ionizing radiation to break down cyanotoxins in drinking water treatment. I am […]

Hello! This blog is a bit more of a heart to heart with myself, but I hope by sharing this it might help at least a couple prospective or first year PhD students like myself. Take notes Take notes all the time on everything, even when learning things like a new lab machine. You never […]

Hello! My name is Sabrina Petrucci – a 4th year PhD student studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Miami. I earned my B.S in Biochemistry and Molecular biology with minors in chemistry and psychology also at the University of Miami. How I first became interested in STEM and what led me to […]

Hello! I’m Frankie, a first year PhD student at the University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, Department of Biomedical Materials Science. I also graduated from the University of Birmingham in July 2019, with an undergraduate degree in BMedSc Biomedical Materials Science. Whilst I have set ideas of what I would like to do as a […]

Hi everyone! My name is Avni Bhalgat and I am a second-year PhD student in the Cancer Biology program at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. I am interested in developing and discovering a new immunotherapeutic for pancreatic cancer. To give you a little bit of background on me; I love travelling, reading, […]

Hi! My name is Jessi and I am graduate student at the University of Miami. Right now, I am beginning my second year and pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Before this, I studied Materials Science & Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University. How I first Became Interested in Engineering I first […]

Hello! I’m Samantha Blanke, and I’m currently a 2nd year optometry student at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN. I grew up in a small town called Manitowoc, WI, and I went to a small private Catholic high school with a graduating class of 89. I then went on to pursue my bachelor’s degree […]

Hello! My name is Kimberly, a first-year CDC Public Health Associate stationed at the Indiana State Department of Health in Indianapolis, IN. I majored in Biology and minored in Global Health and Latinx/Chicanx Studies. I am still exploring my career goals but I have always been passionate about improving the health outcomes of minority communities. […]

Hello everyone! My name is Kaitlyn, and I am currently a second-year clinical psychology doctoral student pursuing my Psy.D. at Midwestern University-Downers Grove. I earned my bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in neurobiology and psychology with a certificate in criminal justice. My career goals include becoming a clinical psychologist for a forensic […]

The biggest question I get asked about graduate school, after asking about my research, is whether graduate school lives up to the “all work, no play” mantra many associate with a life in academia. To answer this question: no, I strive to have a strong balance between my life in the lab and fun beyond […]

Reading should be straight forward. Books draw the reader in and make you want to read more. News articles have catchy titles and cool images. Scientific papers, however, seem to do everything in their power to detract from an enjoyable reading experience. The culture of science and scientific writing praises those who find more complex […]

I hadn’t heard of impostor syndrome until a couple of months into graduate school. I felt out of my league and completely stupid compared to my colleagues and lab mates. After feeling this way for a while, I finally had the courage to bring it up with one of the older graduate students in my […]

Hello! I’m Chloe, a first-year Ph.D. graduate student at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in Molecular Biology and Legal Studies and my career goals are to become an advocate for science communication, bridging the gap between scientists […]

So you got through the applications and the excruciating waiting time, and you just received the email to schedule an interview with the graduate school program! Congratulations! We are going to quickly walk through how you can prepare yourself before to ace your graduate school interviews! Search the school’s offer rate from the applicant pool […]