I love sharing my journey as a researcher in protein topology and AI with others.
This category contains posts related to the process of US high school -> UK Uni -> US grad school, my perspectives on different educational systems, the origin of my academic interests, and more!
Growing up, I was a nature-loving kid who believed cacti actually have a soft heart inside, and silkworms could hear my piano songs. Summer evenings were spent chatting with fireflies alongside my grandma, fall mornings crafting leaf skeleton bookmarks for fundraisers, and spring afternoons organizing snail and insect races in the neighborhood (often earning secret […]
I’ve been getting questions on PhD applications lately, so I decided to share my journey here. The following workflow worked well for me because I knew what I wanted to study at an early age. When I tell people this, they always ask “How did you know what you want to study so early in […]
