Still can't believe that I am in my second year of grad school. It has definitely been an adventure and I'm excited to see what the rest of the academic year has to offer. I have been doing my best to learn new techniques and think more like a scientist. Yet my biggest fear is communicating science to the public (shocking). I'm always afraid of not being to accurately explain data or think scientifically in front of renowned scientists. But I just remind myself that this is a learning process, and with time I will improve. Yesterday, my mentor gave me the opportunity to present a poster in order to recruit some new lab students. And I have to say, it went better than expected! I just needed to have a little more confidence in myself and present what I know. At the end of the day, communicating science is like storytelling, and people want to hear from you and understand how the conducted research contributes to that story.
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