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A draft of chapter 3 is now done and ready for my supervisor to read (and, most likely, rip to shreds). It’s good timing, because the new Harry Potter book comes out today, so I can enjoy reading it knowing that I’ve finished that. Granted, I was expecting to have my entire lit review done […] →Read more
So I’m reading an article online today (which, in itself is already super cool — I almost never need to actually go to a library anymore! I can sit at my computer all day without ever moving a muscle or burning a calorie! And we wonder why we have an obesity epidemic going on… but […] →Read more
Apparently the word “neuropilin” isn’t in Microsoft’s dictionary. Which is fine — it’s a scientific word that isn’t common in every day usage (in case you are interested, it’s a protein involved in blood vessel and nerve cell development). But when spell check gave it’s suggestion of what word I might be looking for, it […] →Read more
It was 9:30 p.m. before I actually sat down to work on my thesis today (well, I guess technically that was yesterday). Who knew that it was possible to procrastinate that long? →Read more
Thesis Outline Chapter 1: Literature Review Fetal Programming/Fetal Origins of Adult Disease Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Growth Retardation Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical Causes (Ethanol, Malnutrition, Genetic Disorders, other teratogens (smoking, caffeine??)) – compare & contrast Fetal Bone Development Endochondral vs. Intramembranous Stages of Endochondral Bone Development Factors Regulating Endochondral Bone Development Calcium Regulation normal during pregnancy fetal […] →Read more
Since I’m starting this blog after starting the actual thesis writing, I should probably give some background. I’m working on a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. My thesis will consist of four chapters: Literature Review – outline drafted (on a beach in Santa Barbara), awaiting […] →Read more
OK, so I’m gonna try this whole blogging thing out. But since I have absolutely nothing to say, I’m going with a theme blog (you know, like the guy whose blog consists of photos of every meal he eats). A “writing-my-thesis” blog. Probably the first ever thesis writing themed blog. There’s probably a good reason […] →Read more