Meals at the 2013 MSTP Retreat

Photo credits: Brittany Y.

When the Professor Repeatedly Uses the Word "Effect" When What They Mean Is "Affect" on Handouts, Lecture Slides, Homework Assignments...

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Anonymous Quotes from Support Systems

"You mention in your letter about a academic paper, what is an academic paper?  Does it have something to do  with your classes? "

Some of us come from generations of doctors and scientists. Some of us come from other kinds of families.

Countryside

Taken on the drive to the 2013 MSTP resort somewhere between Madison and Devil's Head Resort. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

When I Get an Email at the Last Minute Telling Me I Need to Scramble to Fill in Some Random Paperwork at the Absolute Last Minute Because the Med School Never Included Me on the Appropriate List of Students to Inform in the First Place

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Deep Fried Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms

Taken at: Merchant

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Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"Chatting about my study schedule with my mom: 'I really need to spend more time on drugs.'"

Bonfire!

An absolute necessity at any UWMSTP retreat. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

How I Imagine Some PIs Approach Use It Or Lose It Grant Funding as the Spending Deadline Nears

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Corn Fritter

Who knew Indonesian food was this tasty? Bandung booth at Taste of Madison 2013. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y. 

When the Course Director Fails to Have Their Act Together Anywhere Near the Standard that Their Syllabus is Demanding You Have Yours

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Sam and Don

The guinea pig pals of Erin D.'s household. 

Photo Credit: Erin D.

Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"At some point during FM2 I developed a tendency to read 'pseudomonas' in my head to Handel's hallelujah chorus.."

Frances and Clyde

Ceci's cats. These cats eat fancier food than most of the MSTP students.

Photo credit: Ceci W.

Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"'Cyclin-CDK complexes: Must be both activated and inactivated for the cell cycle to progress.'

They are the Schrodinger's cat of molecular biology, it would seem. "

Scenes from Summertime

Drew S. as the most enthusiastic of bartenders at Ray Z.'s housewarming BBQ. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y. 

Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

On the advantages of C. elegans as a model system:

" If you screw up your experiment in grad school you can start again that same week... it happens a lot."

Four horns instead of one.

Taken while doing field work in Mali, March 2012.

Photo credit: Richard M.

Anonymous Quotes from the MSTP

" I cannot wait to be a [ridiculous] PI. "

Taste of Madison

Brittany Y. attacking a gyro at Taste of Madison 2013. 

Photo Credit: Cong Han L. 

As Heard in Lecture

"The disease is called Usual Interstitial Pneumonia, but it's not usual -- it's rare. And it's not pneumonia; it's pneumonitis."

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Bella

Kim's 4-year old puppy (who therefore isn't really a puppy).

Photo credit: Kim K.

Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"Mmmmmmm.... cake kidney....... now i want to bake cakes."

When I Receive a Patronizing Medall Email from a Classmate in which Key Terms are Misused

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Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"Oooh!  Or maybe they will ask us how we would deal with a patient who was dealing with the challenges of living with proverty."

((All spellings in the quote above are correct and intentional.))

Nutella Dessert Pizza

Taken at: Cafe Porta Alba

Photo Credit: Anonymous

Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"I was sort of under the impression that 'Argyll Robertson' was the name of some sort of prominent old timey prostitute or something.. I guess not."

Puppy Party Time!

Matt L. and his fiancée Jenny had a birthday party for their puppy, Hope. (It was also a birthday party for Jenny, but since Hope pretty much runs the household, all cake involved with that party was all about Hope.)

Birthday cake! (Also note the paw print cupcakes in the background. So yummy!)

Happy birthday, Hope. It's too bad she refused to stay still for a photo whenever she was being forced to wear that Happy Birthday tiara. 

Photo credits: Brittany Y.

Engagement Time!

Congratulations to Mitch B. and his new fiancée, Esther, on their recent engagement. Photo above from the photo booth at the wedding of a lab acquaintance, submitted by Amelia H. 

Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"I'm not having a committee meeting until [...] my experiment works."