may 13, 2024: a week in the life
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this week
What a whirlwind week! I’ve barely had the chance to reflect. I’ve been preparing slides (only three!) for a presentation next week to fellow early career researchers in public health, madly reimagining short- and long-term ideas for my PhD and discussing them with senior colleagues, and ideating how to analyse a new outcome of interest in my primary analysis.
next week
On Wednesday, I’ll deliver a three-minute presentation to those early career researchers I mentioned above, and for the rest of the week, I’m planning to hit the ground running as I plan out a June presentation about my work so far and my future plans. There’s a lot to look forward to …
outside the lab
I attended a fascinating lecture from Dr Madeline Lancaster on her team’s efforts to better understand the human brain by growing organoids :O
on the reading list
Groce NE. Disability and mortality in LMICs: why we need to know more. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 May;12(5):e713-e714.
weekly photo
The view from the café at Churchill College, where that lecture took place.
about me
I’m Yaning (she/her), a PhD candidate in Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge. I am working with colleagues in the Blood and Transplant Research Unit, the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, and NHS Blood and Transplant (England’s national blood service) to improve the safety and efficiency of voluntary whole blood donation. I’m supervised by the amazing Dr Lois Kim and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. This is my blog about my journey through this candidature, starting from nine months before my transfer of status. Please feel free to reach out at yw645 [at] cam [dot] ac [dot] uk!