{"id":297,"date":"2019-11-04T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2023-05-03T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T01:28:12","slug":"fly-to-fish-a-journey-to-pursue-academic-life-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/?page_id=297","title":{"rendered":"Fly to Fish: A Journey to Pursue Academic Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-297\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-297-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-297-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-297-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qkvko0Vt6Wo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-297-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In 2016, while doing my bachelor\u2019s at SRM University, India, I joined MD lab for my dissertation work. During this time, I learned things like fly pushing, western blot, crossing schemes, dissection, immunostaining, and imaging. With these skills I aimed to identify the temporospatial localization of midge genes in fly ovaries.\u00a0 This dissertation project gave me a vivid understanding of genetics and let me know what a wet lab is about. Apart from bench work, there was a voice constantly at the back of me questioning \u201c<i>how about your writing<\/i>\", or \"<i>how about your reading<\/i>\", which indeed positively impacted my paper writing skills.<\/p>\n<p>A month later in October- then master student in the lab- the 37<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0TES Annual Meet knocked on the door. When I was about to say \u2018<i>no<\/i>\u2019, the only thing I heard this time was \u2018<i>there\u2019s a first time for everything<\/i>,\u2019 and I was pushed to give my very first on-stage oral presentation about the midge project. From getting screwed till being appreciated, I had got enough during this time in learning to deliver an effective scientific talk \u2013 a necessary skill for every researcher.\u00a0 After this talk my master\u2019s project came up. It aimed to observe angiogenesis of various Dragon-Blood tree extracts (DB) using zebrafish larvae. Then on, I was set on daily routines of breeding zebrafish and raising its larvae. Using these procedures, the larvae treated for DB were imaged to show increased blood vessels in the intestinal region (Fig. 3). This project helped to complement HPLC analysis for validating the authenticity of various DB products. To venture on how DB could activate VEGFR signaling was a thought put forward.<\/p>\n<p>On one summer evening while walking down the corridors of \u2018D6\u2019 I realized the great deal of science I played with and saw my strength build-up as the clocks struck adieu to me. From learning to do serial dilutions till learning to prepare the traditional Chinese tea, from running between fish room and Lab, till running around the Hualien beaches; from learning to hold a pipette till a chopstick; from seeing the leadership traits of different bosses till what not! It was all a blend of scientific and personal growth. As I now hear the same voice in my hippocampus say, \u2018I am going to train you as a doctoral student\u2019 I would rather call these two years\u2019 experience in the Lab as a pre-doctoral one, only to have discovered a phoenix in me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-508 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd5.png 530w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd5-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd5-435x236.png 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During these two years, I somehow developed an interest in pursuing my doctorate at MPI-HLR. However, I decided to take a break, and in the meantime I was positioned as a junior research fellow at inStem\/NCBS for few months where I saw in me the reflection of the experience I got from MD lab. Today I am overwhelmed about making my dream come true in pursuing my doctoral studies in the lab of my interest. Overall the experience in MD lab was all a blend of scientific and personal growth, and I wish all the prospective students deciding to join here my very best!<\/p>\n<p>Preethi is currently a Ph.D. student at Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (2019)<\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:preethisixnov@gmail.com\">preethisixnov@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-297-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-297-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test_153.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-506\" src=\"https:\/\/test_153.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n-730x585.jpg 730w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n-435x349.jpg 435w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/76689003_759685997804288_5940668853951397888_n.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fig. 1. A picture was taken after the graduation ceremony at Tzu Chi University. Left: Bs. Preethi Krishnaraj, Middle: Dr. Ming-Der Lin, Right: Ms. Ting-Fan Wang (June 2016)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test_153.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-507\" src=\"https:\/\/test_153.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd3.png 368w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd3-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fig. 2. The research article published in the Journal of Food and Drug Analysis (Jan 2019). This is Preethi\u2019s master thesis work, and she is the 1st author of this paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test_153.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-509\" src=\"https:\/\/test_153.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd2.png 332w, https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imphd2-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fig. 3. Top panel: 72 hpf zebrafish larvae; Bottom left: Intestinal veins developed in controls; Bottom right: Increase blood vessels in intestinal veins due to DB treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016, while doing my bachel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page_fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-297","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=297"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":564,"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297\/revisions\/564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imbhgeng.tcu.edu.tw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}