by Yuki Yoshida | Sep 6, 2023 |
During Maymester, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Switzerland through SC 497, a course on biotech entrepreneurship and sustainability. SC497 in Switzerland was an eye-opening experience for me, as I got the opportunity to engage in Swiss culture, which was...
by Yuki Yoshida | Apr 22, 2023
Every week, I call my grandmother in Japan and talk for an hour about new life updates. She is recovering tremendously thanks to the great care that she is receiving from her rehabilitation facility, but she still has trouble remembering past events and conversations...
by Yuki Yoshida | Apr 10, 2023 |
A lot has happened in school this week, and for the first time, I ran out of blog ideas (unless you want to read about how I’ve been studying and working in the lab the entire week). But I remembered a conversation that I had with my friend over lunch about...
by Yuki Yoshida | Mar 19, 2023 |
As I wrote in an earlier blog, I am trying to start up a biotech company as one component of SC 497. Before taking this class, I had a really simplified view of entrepreneurship. All you need to have are good ideas, good presentation skills, and some money, right?...
by Yuki Yoshida | Feb 26, 2023
I got sick this weekend for the first time in about 9 months. It was kind of expected with a sleepless schedule during THON Weekend, as well as a week filled with multiple midterms and a heavy workload. I started feeling sick around Thursday, but to be honest, I was...
by Yuki Yoshida | Feb 12, 2023 |
On February 2, my dream of 14 years finally came true. My parents got me a puppy for my birthday! He’s a 2-month-old Maltese and Yorkshire terrier mix named Pax. If anyone is wondering where Pax came from, it’s from the show, Never Have I Ever (his full name is...
by Yuki Yoshida | Jan 29, 2023
Last semester, I applied and got accepted for SC 497, Global Biotech Entrepreneurship, which gives students an opportunity to visit Switzerland to work on an entrepreneurship project with students from the University of Zürich and ETH Zürich. I’ve never been to...
by Yuki Yoshida | Jan 13, 2023
During winter break this year, I went back to Japan for around a week and a half to see my grandma who has Alzheimer’s disease. This trip back to Japan meant a lot for me and my family for several reasons. Around this time last year, my grandma’s condition got so bad...
by Yuki Yoshida | Dec 4, 2022 |
It’s already the 15th week of classes, and the semester’s about to wrap up before I know it. One word that describes this semester well is “change” both academically and as a person. Until this semester, I didn’t have the courage to talk with someone about our...
by Yuki Yoshida | Nov 13, 2022
I went on my first PLA trip to Washington D.C. last weekend, and it was phenomenal! Not just because of my PLA peers, Melissa, Glorie, and Sam, and all the amazing speakers and food, but because I truly felt like I learned more about the city’s history and culture....
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