So, referring to SMS’s short quarter finals, the above title is likely a wee bit of hyperbole, especially for many of my classmates. You see, SMS eats bench research for breakfast. As such, probably a tenth of my classmates already have PhDs and another eighth will soon get them as part of the MD/PhD or [...]
Read MoreSo as KC’s comment so wonderfully illustrated, the testicular dissection was less than easy to watch or perform. Probably KC and I didn’t help this by getting into an all out pun war. And I have to give it to him; he was really on the ball….ouch….sorry about that. Why is it that puns are [...]
Read MoreAt times, embryology can make for tedious reading. A lot of X happening because of Y signal pathway and Z transcription factor, or A disease happening because B signal pathway can’t activate C transcription factor. But every once in a while the syllabus throws out these great cocktail conversation starters–witness spermatogenesis.
Did you know…
…that in his [...]
So, just today I stood for my anatomy oral exam. Best part about doing this at Stanford? Because our professors–dear dear gentlemen both–are British, it’s perfectly acceptable to respond to all questions in the quirky pronunciation of Merry Old: ca-PILL-ary, pul-MOAN-ah-ry, tra-CHEE-ah.
Anyway, point is, for the first time in a month, I’ve the time to [...]
