Reflections
Looking back, I couldn’t be happier that I decided to dedicate my summer to exploring a very probable future career. In no other way could I have seen the inner workings of science without the glamor of TV or the insufficiencies of personal description.
From having a day off to slaving in the lab until 11 at night, from idly browsing through relevant articles to rushing to and fro between 3 experiments, I experienced the total lab package. I formed a bond with my labmates and a playful sense of competition with the neighboring lab. Most importantly, I gained an understanding of research as it exists today: western blotting, immunofluorescence under the microscope, cell cultures, ligations, you name it.
If I had a second chance to decide my plans for Summer 2007, I wouldn’t hesitate to choose Howard Hughes Research Fellows all over again.