Chi Dang
Lab affiliation: Kumar lab
Degree(s) you hold: B.Sc. in Biopharmaceutical Science
Degree being sought (M.Sc./Ph.D.): M.Sc.
Hometown (City, Country—list multiple if you have them!): Hanoi, Vietnam -> Ottawa
Your research project in one sentence: I study the role of AdeAB efflux pump in oxidative stress response and antibiotics susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii
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Lab affiliation: Kumar lab
Degree(s) you hold: B.Sc. in Biopharmaceutical Science
Degree being sought (M.Sc./Ph.D.): M.Sc.
Hometown (City, Country—list multiple if you have them!): Hanoi, Vietnam -> Ottawa
Your research project in one sentence: I study the role of AdeAB efflux pump in oxidative stress response and antibiotics susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii
A picture of you:
What do you do to relax when you have a lazy day at home?
I watch a lot of Youtube videos (love British panel shows!) and Netflix. I text my friends and call my families in Vietnam and Ottawa. I read, assemble Lego, or try to do a puzzle.
What are you most excited about for 2022? Goals?
My goals are to progress and gain a more in-depth understanding of my research and lab techniques. I also hope to attend my first in-person conference this year.
And I am most excited about visiting my family and friends in Vietnam after almost 2 years, and hopefully I will get to visit with my niece and nephew.
What techniques do you/will you most often use in your project?
A few molecular biology techniques like gene deletions, complementation and qPCR; together with phenotypic assays such as antibiotics susceptibility, biofilm and virulence.
What's one silly mistake you've made in the lab?
I was testing the temperature gradient for some new primers, and could not figure out why I didn’t have any bands. It turned out I used the old primers. PCR does make my blood boils sometimes.
What are any current problems you are having with your research?
I would not say it is a problem, but we are trying to figure out why the result we are seeing is not what we expected. Open up rooms for many testing assays and new techniques to learn though 😊.
What did you hope to get out of grad school in the beginning compared to now? Or (if you’ve just begun) what are you looking forward to?
I look forward to honing my research techniques, they had been rusty after 2 years of online learning. As I did not have a B.Sc. in Microbiology, there are still many things I want to learn about microbes. I also hope to improve my problem-solving skills as well as communication skills. And make some great friends.
I watch a lot of Youtube videos (love British panel shows!) and Netflix. I text my friends and call my families in Vietnam and Ottawa. I read, assemble Lego, or try to do a puzzle.
What are you most excited about for 2022? Goals?
My goals are to progress and gain a more in-depth understanding of my research and lab techniques. I also hope to attend my first in-person conference this year.
And I am most excited about visiting my family and friends in Vietnam after almost 2 years, and hopefully I will get to visit with my niece and nephew.
What techniques do you/will you most often use in your project?
A few molecular biology techniques like gene deletions, complementation and qPCR; together with phenotypic assays such as antibiotics susceptibility, biofilm and virulence.
What's one silly mistake you've made in the lab?
I was testing the temperature gradient for some new primers, and could not figure out why I didn’t have any bands. It turned out I used the old primers. PCR does make my blood boils sometimes.
What are any current problems you are having with your research?
I would not say it is a problem, but we are trying to figure out why the result we are seeing is not what we expected. Open up rooms for many testing assays and new techniques to learn though 😊.
What did you hope to get out of grad school in the beginning compared to now? Or (if you’ve just begun) what are you looking forward to?
I look forward to honing my research techniques, they had been rusty after 2 years of online learning. As I did not have a B.Sc. in Microbiology, there are still many things I want to learn about microbes. I also hope to improve my problem-solving skills as well as communication skills. And make some great friends.