Nostalgia

Years have passed since my last blog entry, and curious paths are always leading your life as I was here and there, moving from academia to industry and back to academia.

A full pandemic (still hitting) has occurred ...

I was sure to move to the Queen's land (now King's), but somehow that never happened, and looking for a new adventure (care what you wish) I got a new one ... Adapting to a new environment and language but still doing great science.

A funny thing happened a few weeks ago, I was suggested to take some courses to use a subscription to a learning platform, I chose a refresh on genome stats, and even when the first part was somewhat hard, they put a big smile on my face when I see a post of this blog as part of the intro materials!!!

I always believed my impact on papers and teaching was indeed positive, but finding that this material was extended beyond my direct touch was amazing.

So, I honor this blog writing one more time, I will reconsider writing again if I feel the inspiration, more on the science side of course.

Happy biohacking!

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