I’m off interstate to attend a scientific conference. ✈️ I’ll do a post later about what it’s like to attend a scientific conference as a Ph. D student, but in the mean time, please enjoy a photo of a Panda that encapsulated the Sunday arvo feels so eloquently. (Yes, I […]
Bacteria need food too, just like we do. Some bacteria don’t require much. Give them your basic, bare minimum foods (carbs, proteins/amino acids, salts, etc) and they’ll grow happily. Most bacteria we use in the lab like growing at 37 degrees (our average body temp) under normal atmospheric conditions… And […]
Nothing like weighing 20 different amino acids for your bacteria to grow big and strong… #PhDLife #Science
What does a typical day as a Ph. D student look like? Short answer is that it can chop and change, but this a little snippet of what life is like in a lab… Writing as a wet-lab based Bacteriology Ph. D student residing in Australia I feel like there […]
Part of my Ph. D involves growing up wax moth larvae (Galleria mellonella) to infect them with bacteria. Every time I grow these guys up and sort through them for infections, I just see things wiggling everywhere. I close my eyes, I can see larvae wiggling. I eat dinner, I […]
This post talks about my journey through from third year undergrad to now. I’d gotten into a brand new award offered by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. I was just about to start working in a real research lab alongside actual scientists. Writing as a wet-lab based Bacteriology Ph. […]
Okay, days like today, I’m glad to be indoors… #PhDLife
Dexterity is definitely an important requirement when it comes to lab work. That being said, if you find your hands are shaking while pipetting, or everything is a bit fumbly… trust me, you’ll get better. Some people (including myself *humble brag*) had a natural knack for it, but even if […]
“Which lab should I choose?”. This is another common question I get from undergraduate students looking to go into Honours/Masters. Here’s what I usually end up telling them. Writing as a wet-lab based Bacteriology Ph. D student residing in Australia. Usually by the time students are choosing to proceed to […]
Part 2 covers the first half of my undergrad days. How did I end up a Ph. D student? Short answer is that it was mostly due to chance encounters and luck, with a good amount of motivation (maximum effort). Writing as a wet-lab based Bacteriology student residing in Australia […]
