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Honored to Receive A Fellowship
I am excited to share that I’ve been selected as a 2026 Wayne L. Ryan Fellow. This was the best news…
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Growth Lessons From My Cactus
I was scrolling through my gallery when I came across a picture of my cactus (left). It was one of…
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Five Days in Louisville
Earlier this month, I was at the FASEB conference on Protein Folding in the Cell. These meetings are small with…
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A Good Spring Semester and the End of my Third Year
As I wrap up this semester, I am taking some time to reflect on the past year as a scientist.…
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“Enjoy your failures”
I was recently in the company of a successful scientist. He shared a lot about his journey, the choices he’d…
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What’s Been on My Plate Lately
Food has a way of telling you where your head is at. Not in a dramatic way, but in a…
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Home 🇬🇭
12 days home. 12 good days. After 2 years 5 months and 15 days, I flew back home. After being…
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’25 Wrapped
Reflecting on 2025, it has been a year truly for the books. A year so profoundly challenging in many ways,…
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Onwards
Lately, my research has been a cycle of hard work and unexpected results, testing my belief in my own progress.…
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A Lasting Lesson, A Little Win
As I begin the third year of my PhD, I’ve been reflecting a lot on the pace of research and…
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What Exactly Is My PhD About?
At the most basic level, what makes each of us unique is our DNA. Think of DNA as the instruction…
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One Step Closer: Officially A PhD Candidate
Two nights ago, my mind was a mess. “You’ve been preparing for this for weeks” I told myself. “So why…
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Second Year Into My PhD
It’s hard to believe I am in my second semester of my second year and we’re already four months into…
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Celebrating The Little Wins
As a graduate student (or any student), it’s all too easy to get caught up in the big picture— the…
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A Year Into My PhD – 3 Lessons
1. My PhD experience is more personal than collective. No two Ph.D. experiences are the same, and your research is…
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An Almost total eclipse experience
Yesterday, I had the incredible opportunity to witness a celestial phenomenon that has captivated humanity for centuries – a total…
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More Than Just Science: Selecting My Dissertation Lab
It’s official—after careful consideration, numerous discussions, and a fair amount of soul-searching, I’ve made one of the most important decisions…
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Tastes of Home: Recreating Ghanaian Comfort Foods Abroad
Moving often means leaving behind the familiar comforts of home. I miss family and friends, but there are other losses…
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Inside My First Semester: Lessons and Triumphs
The first few weeks of my PhD program resembled a complex dance of enthusiasm and nerves. In my department, I…
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PhD And Mental Health
From finishing my first rotation to beginning my second, I am reflecting on how my research experience has been and…
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Four Tips For Choosing The Right Grad School And Program
Now you are certain you want to go to graduate school and you know exactly what to pursue, but there’s…
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Email Template For Program Cordinators
Sending cold emails to professors could be helpful for some schools, but most schools in the US do not admit…
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Graduate Application Information Spreadsheet
Applying to graduate school can be very long, stressful, and discouraging. With this application information spreadsheet template, you can stay…
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Application Guide | An African’s Perspective
As an African student applying to graduate school, you need to acknowledge that your competition is much harder because the…
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