What a busy life

As the title of this post indicates, life has definitely been busy. Classes are harder and more time consuming, I have my own research project that I want to work a lot on, and I'm doing just as many extra curriculars as I did back in high school. You'd think after so many years, I would have learned my lesson to not overbook myself. Oh well, at least I'm having a lot of fun doing it. The college ultimate season has begun again, and it's great to be playing with a team of women again. I think this year will be better than the last. Speaking of that, I recently realized how much I've learned in the last year about biology and how much that's going to make this year better. It's amazing how much there is to know about cell biology and even cancer biology for that matter. So now my plan is to find the cure for all cancers in the next six months so I can pass my prelim, defend my thesis, and win the Nobel prize all at once.

Speaking of the Nobel prize, the new awards for this year just came out. I am so glad of who was picked (ok, except I know nothing about the literature or physics awards). The Nobel of chemistry went to three scientists instrumental in discovering the function of ribosomes (they turn RNA into proteins in the cell). The Nobel of medicine went to three scientists (two are women!) that discovered telomeres and the telomerase enzyme. Telomeres are really important for a lot of biological processes including aging and a number of pathological conditions like cancer. It's definitely an exciting time to be in the cell biology field! And finally, the peace prize went to President Obama. I think that is really special, and I'm glad the international community is recognizing him as a worker for world peace (haha, that kind of sounds like a beauty pageant).

Well to all of you Minnesota readers, I just want you to know that I'm now going to go sit outside and enjoy my sunny, 82 degree weather.