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October 20, 2020

Starting a New Job During COVID-19

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By Amelia I can now say that I’ve finished my first week of work as a research assistant in the Gibbs Lab at Oregon Health & Science University! The lab is focused on the study and synthesis of fluorescent dyes (known as fluorophores) for a variety of uses, ranging from nerve-sparing surgery to visualization of […]

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August 24, 2020

Embracing Unpredictability

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By Valerie 4.5E14, 1.2E2, 94, 59…  I sat stock-still with my body contorted in an awkward position, the tingling and prickling of pins and needles in my limbs hardly registering as I fixated my gaze on the screen with intense, sober concentration, for fear that everything would go awry upon the slightest falter.  …32, 1.8, 0.04, 0.0015…  […]

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