In one of my last meetings with my PI, he told me that he hoped I learned something during my time in his lab. In the last six months, I have honestly learned so much.
This past summer was a crash course in cell and molecular biology for me. The graduate student I worked with explained so much to me that I learned in courses just this fall semester, and helped me understand these topics greatly. The lab technician taught me so many new lab techniques that I had never done before, and am now mostly comfortable doing on my own. The post doc I worked with guided my project, and frequently helped me learn how to troubleshoot issues.
I still feel as though I have found a wonderful community of scientists and researchers, and will always be welcome to return. I have already been invited to a potluck and a holiday party later this December, and to continue research in that lab if I ever have the time again.
I wish I could continue in the spring, but I will have too much going on and want to be able to dedicate the proper amount of time to my lab work there, which I do not believe I could do with my upcoming schedule.
I have learned so much about myself as a researcher during my six months at the Padiath lab, and I will be forever grateful for my time there.
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