It is not the first time I go canoeing at Skebokvarn (http://www.skebocanoe.se/) in Gnesta south of Stockholm, but definitely it is not the last time. If you want to merge into the Swedish nature with a canoe trip, Skebokvarn is a good choice for a nice summer day or a whole weekend. Here are some… Read More A canoe trip?
The water is sweet in Sweden. The air is crystal fresh. The environment is beautiful and clean. People who live in Sweden have done a good job to protect the environment and make it a good place to live. In fact, Sweden is world leading in recycling. It is an amazing fact that: 99% percent… Read More Starting from the children
Lars said, “No, I do not have a smart phone, I boycott. Nowadays on the train, people only play with their smart phones”. Then, I start to think, and I have a lot of questions, I really do not answer them: How much difference is between playing with smart phones and reading newspaper/books on the… Read More Lars said
Hi! everyone, Some introduction of the Swedish tradition: Tomorrow is valborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Night), a festival people will say good bye to the winter. There will be bonfire in many parks in the evening. Here are some highlights: 1 Bonfire in big parks you can find here: http://www.alltomstockholm.se/stadsliv/article4056969.aos as well as many smaller parks. (My boys are scouts, they will… Read More A letter to the lab members
For many years I have studied yeast. The one we use to bake bread and make beer. But, I did not use it for studying fermentation. We used it because it is a good model for studying gene regulation: how the genes turn on and off. Why? Do you know that concerning gene regulation, there… Read More Why yeast?
I feel a bit narcissistic when I write this, because here I will be talking about myself. But on the other hand, it is said healthy narcissism is “a required element within normal development”, that’s why I don’t mind my 7 years son looking into the mirror together with me. I used to think I… Read More Why science?
I clearly remember that day, at the end of the January, Stockholm was not covered by snow as it supposed to be. I was on the way to my job interview at the Karolinska Institutet Solna campus. I met Satish, my old colleague, he gave me a warm hug and the gorgeous smile as always,… Read More The inspiring people around me: who make cancer cell explode and discover the biological clock in the ear
In the real world of a researcher, we might have a lot of frustration in many aspects: frequent encounter of failed experiments, non-ending worries of the future because of the unstable employment. But how do the outsiders see us? We might get other inspiring perspective of researchers’ lives. Interview with a non-researcher: My boyfriend Z.… Read More Scientist’s life in other eyes
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An inside perspective on being a researcher and career advice
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