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Why Am I Opposing the Idea of Working from Home? – a note to S.Zhang.Team
From: Siyuan.Zhang@UTSouthwestern.eduTo: S.Zhang.Team@groups.utsouthwestern.eduSubject: My Expectations for a Healthy, Productive Working Environment Team, As of this month, our new UTSW lab has reached another milestone. We have made significant progress. Now that all your projects have moved beyond the “brainstorming” stage, our next challenge is: “How can we execute more efficiently and be more productive?” After
The Profound Beauty – A “Sperm” in the Brain?
I have always been fascinated by the artistry of mother nature – from the vastness of blue whales in the ocean to the microscopic intricacies of single cells, the stories of evolution, adaptation, and the sheer drive to survive are everywhere. From time to time, we come across something so unexpectedly beautiful in our observations
The Seven Habits – Principles to Live by
There are many self-improvement books out there. But if you only have time for one book, I highly recommend a classic book by Stephen R. Covey “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People“. Over the years, I found myself keep going back to the principles and recalibrate my expectations for myself. Here is the “espresso”
On Scientific Discovery Processes – The Zen of Python
For our biologist, you would think computer science is far from our “biological” way of thinking about biology. Actually, I have recently discovered amazing similarities pertaining to how to practice the scientific process even in seemingly different fields. Check this out 😀
We settled in…
Time flies…I can’t believe the holiday season is upon us. The last six months are definitely very special for all of us. While there have been challenges and frustrations during the move, there have been many grateful moments as well that are destined to be written in my “core” memories. Among all the memorable gratifications I have
We are moving …
Every end is a new beginning… After almost 10 years of the most rewarding time at Notre Dame, we are embarking on our new adventure at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Exploring new things is in our DNA. Keep exploring. Don’t settle! 😀
Study the past if you would define the future
Studying metastasis is one of the primary focuses of our lab. When a new student step into this field, most likely she/her will start the literature search from the past decade, or even worse, just focusing on what has published in the past five year. Yet, there are more than 100 years of collective wisdom
Graduation Day!
Graduation is one of the most exciting experiences, both as a student and as a mentor 🙂 The excitement never diminishes year by year – it is the best part of being a professor, indeed! Congratulations Dr. Ian. Adventure is out there 😀
The beauty of the season!
Time flies… 2021 has been unexpectedly busy. In somewhy, I miss the COVID time. It seemed the time machine suddenly slowed down. Without many commitments and meetings, I enjoyed much-needed quiet time to read and think… With 2020 is in the rare mirror, we are back to a fast-paced “modern” society again. The calendar was