CELLebraTEZ

I moved to Dallas 2 yrs ago. Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to explore the city as much as I would have liked. It still feels like a foreign city to me and hasn’t felt like home just yet. But what better way to explore Dallas than my best friend coming to visit me the same weekend as National Best Friend day! Thursday: Our first stop is In-N-Out! It is a California Fav and I must say, I am so lucky that there is one here. Although I think I only get some when I have family or friends in town. Next stop, one of my favorite places in Dallas, Cake Bar in Trinity Groves. I am a sucker for dessert and especially a sucker for good cake. My first time at the Cake Bar was when I came to interview for UTSW and I fell in love. My favorites are the red velvet, german chocolate and the Italian crème! Can’t go wrong with those flavors! Friday: Unfortunately I had to work, but luckily, my schedule can be pretty flexible. I worked for half the day, finished eve...

When I run into people in social settings and the topic of my career or what I do comes up. Most people are surprised when I say “I am a scientist.” On occasion, I’ve also gotten the, “you don’t look like a scientist” comment… So, what does a scientist look like? Most often when you think of a scientist this is what comes to your mind… Do I have to be male, white, old, and unkept, lack a fashion sense to be a scientist? One of the projects I’ve been wanting to work on is making science more fashionable! Most people think that fashion and science don’t mix. Or that scientists cannot be fashionable. To break this stereotype, I’ve been wanting to work on a fashion/science post for a while. I was finally able to make some time for it and got some great volunteers to help me with this project. This was a fun project in which I am featuring my female program-mates who wear multiple hats for me: mentors and friends. Always there to give me advice on grad sch...