Happy birthday Brittany Y.!

Wishing a very awesome birthday full of delicious food not readily available in Madison to Brittany Y.!

Brittany Y. is not only an extraordinary neurologist, she is 1/2 of the team (and probably 7/8ths of the brains, and maybe 1/16th of the immaturity) behind this very blog!

So in honor of her birthday, the UW MSTP blog is bringing you two videos.  The first, in honor of The Struggle (we know you don't do wet lab work, but we thought it would speak to you nonetheless):

And the second is meant for everyone else: a musical introduction to one of Brittany Y.'s favorite shows:

Happy birthday Anna!

A very happy birthday to an extraordinary director, an amazing scientist, and a passionate hiker!  For your birthday, please enjoy this backpacking gear tip from the UWMSTPblog:

What I Have to Show After Days Spent Struggling to Code and Customize Open Source Research Software

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"Use Humor To Connect With Your Patients" They Said...

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Happy birthday Vanessa K.!

Have an absolutely wonderful day!  We hope that your year is full of publications, good data, and a very happy committee.

For your birthday, the UW MSTP blog offers you this song (which will hopefully cheer you up as you enter the final stretch!):

Happy birthday Heather T.!

We hope you're having a wonderful day, and that the final gasp of medical school is treating you very well indeed.

In honor of your birthday, we offer you a rather unconventional take on the Batman theme:

(If you haven't seen the Lego Movie yet, you should.  This applies to everyone.) 

How I Thought I'd Feel After Defending My Thesis

How I actually feel:

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