Jennifer Hurtig是Ambro Van Hoof博士实验室的微生物和传染病计划的第五年博士学位。当詹妮弗（Jennifer）创立本科学位时，她甚至都不知道科学可能是一项职业。现在，她正在学习tRNA剪接内切酶的其他作用以及其未知功能如何促进神经元疾病。

Hurtig joined the GSBS in 2017. She knew she wanted an advisor who would be invested in mentoring her, but also allow her a lot of space to work on her own – and she found that in Ambro van Hoof’s lab. She is on track to graduate soon and is looking to leave academia and venture into the work of pharmaceutical or therapeutic development. Hurtig shares her graduate path and advice to first year students inthis interview.

是什么激发了您对科学的热情，为什么选择GSB进行研究生教育？

“我什至不知道科学是一项职业，直到我开始学习！当我访问GSB时，我认为院长和教师似乎非常积极，专注于学生。我喜欢没有本科生，所以教职员工和教职员工只是为研究生提供的，我不需要教书。职业发展办公室也是积极的。休斯顿生活费用的津贴是合理的，学生们似乎很高兴。”

您是如何选择实验室或顾问的？

“I knew I wanted an advisor that would be invested in mentoring me as a scientist while allowing me space to work things out for myself. Ambro was the perfect PI for me because he is very hands off in the lab, but his door is usually open. We can walk in and ask him questions at any time. The MID department is also close, and we have a lot of fun.”

您目前的研究是什么，您如何选择它？beplay苹果手机能用吗

“我目前的研究是研究tRbeplay苹果手机能用吗NA剪接核酸内切酶（TSEN）的其他作用，以及其未知功能如何促进人类神经元疾病。我之所以选择我的实验室，是因为Ambro，但是当我旋转时，他向当地的科学家组织提供了潜在的赠款（现在是我的项目），TMC真菌真菌。30分钟后，我问他，如果我加入实验室，我是否可以参加该项目！”

您的职业生涯有什么目标？

“我目前计划离开学术界，寻找行业的工作。我想在制药或治疗开发公司工作。我也喜欢“基础科学”，因此我想在整个职业生涯中进行项目，这既有助于对基本分子生物学的理解和为患者开发疗法。我也想在波士顿的行业工作。我想念雪。”

Name some successes you have had during your time at the GSBS.

“ GSB和Uthealth Houston慷慨地为我颁发了几个奖项，我为此感到非常荣幸和感激。我的主要项目和附带项目幸运的是，这当然是由于Ambro的支持。我最感激我能与一个出色的老板一起进入一个很棒的实验室，并在为科学做出一些贡献时享受我所做的事情。

您最大的失败是什么？您是如何克服的？

“每天发生故障。我只是享受project and the environment enough that I can keep going. I also find that having hobbies at home—especially those that involve creating something—helps relieve the negative feelings of seemingly not making any progress.”

What advice would you give to a first-year student?

“Everyone has bad days, and everyone wants to quit at some point. Also, many grad students have imposter syndrome, so it is important to talk about those feelings with others because they undoubtedly have felt the same.”

当您不在实验室工作时，您想做什么？

“我涉足一些爱好，包括绘画，手工制作，编织，皮划艇，远足，游戏，修补家具，当然，给我的猫和狗都给所有的宠物和肚皮擦。”