Hi, I’m Nuruddeen. I’m currently a 3rd year graduate student at Vanderbilt University in the U.S. My current research is focused upon the macrophage immune response to Helicobacter pylori infection.

During my time as a graduate student, I’ve ruined more experiments that I wish to think about. Many times, it was due to a slip of the hand or a careless mistake. However, sometimes, I bust my experiments because a very important trick was left out of the protocol. It is these types of things, along with other advice I have received, that led me to begin my own blog. I wanted to save other graduate students from the disasters that I’ve experienced.

I envision this blog being a place where I can post all of the advice, tips, and lifehacks that I have gathered as a graduate student, along with many of the tricks that I’ve learned. I’m sure that I don’t have all the answers for navigating successfully through graduate school. However, with some thoughtful discussion, maybe this blog will be a great resource for graduate students worldwide.

Thanks for reading. I look forward to any questions or comments.