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Go, Genetics, and Graduate School with Christiana Fauci
Go, Genetics, and Graduate School with Christiana Fauci
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92 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Christiana Fauci is a PhD Candidate at Duke University who studies Genetics and Genomics. Currently, she works on studying vertebrate evolution with the goal to understand how they are different from each other and how the genome shapes them to have the traits we see today. In this episode, Christiana takes us on a journey from being a dual sport athlete in highschool to leveraging Go to compare complex genetic sequences. 00:00 Introduction 01:50 What is Christiana Doing Today? 08:51 First Memory of a Computer15:12 Background on Christiana’s Parents22:14 Interests in High School33:00 What is “Imposter Syndrome”?37:55 Having a Plan for College49:37 Cart and Horse Issues54:35 Problems in the Lab59:33 Choosing Duke University1:08:20 The PhD Process1:12:35 Leveraging Go in the Lab1:19:48 Choosing Go Over Python1:24:55 The Plan After Graduation1:29:37 Contact InfoConnect with Christiana: Email: cf189@duke.eduLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiana-fauci-32b40619b/Twitter: https://twitter.com/vertgenlabMentioned in today’s episode:Duke University: https://duke.eduGonomics: https://github.com/vertgenlab/gonomicsWant more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs
Released:
Mar 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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