On June 7th I officially passed my qualifying exam. It consisted of a written report and an oral presentation. Many thanks to my committee: Ruben Abagyan, Pat Jennings, and Andy MacCammon.
Graduate Cuisine
I attend a lot of seminars as a grad student. Most of these include free food, which is both a blessing and a curse. A typical week for me:
| Monday | No seminars on Mondays, ever. Get lunch from the taco truck which parks just outside my window. |
| Tuesday | Bourne Journal Club. Papa John’s sausage & pepperoni pizza. |
| Wednesday | Mass spec seminar. Papa John’s sausage & pepperoni pizza. |
| Thursday | Bioinformatics seminar. Papa John’s sausage & pepperoni pizza, cookies, or faculty lunch (depends on week). |
| Friday | Pevzner Journal Club. Costco sandwiches. Usually free beer at a happy hour (CS, BMS, Pharmacy, or our lab, depending on week). |
Not exactly balanced, but it’s difficult to say no to free food!