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Grab your popcorn!

This blog post comes a bit later than usual—wrapping up the year has me crossing off a long to-do list. November, in particular, was a month of milestones, and I’m excited to share some highlights with you. The premiere of Echoes of the Rainforest was undoubtedly the biggest event of the month…

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Talks, Trailers, and Teamwork

As I move into the latter half of my first year, the project’s dynamic has shifted from an intensive phase of preparation to one where several key elements are converging. In the lab, I wrapped up the final stage of sample processing this month…

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5th gear on all fronts

Month 6. A quarter of the way through this MSCA postdoc, half through my first year. This point marks an important moment in the progress of this project…

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Quiet moments, big steps forward

This past month has been relatively quiet as summer holidays took over at the institute, and although my tasks have not been filled with the same high-octane excitement as last month’s jungle adventures, it’s been a period of deep focus and important progress…

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Peru fieldtrip 2024

It would be an understatement to say that the past month has been incredible. A better word would be unforgettable, an even better one enriching…

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Ready, set, go!

If I thought the May was a whirlwind, June was a tornado! It has come and gone in the space of what feels like a week, and I am currently writing this while I wait for my plane from Madrid to Lima…

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Reflections on month 1 of my fellowship

Two days ago marked a month since I have arrived in Barcelona to start my MSCA fellowship and although it’s not quite been a full month of the postdoc itself, I thought it would be a good opportunity to start off this series of blog posts!…

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