Every Semester Needs a Plan(2021)

Runhang / 2021-01-04

A brand new semester and new year just started. It is hard to believe the coronavirus 2019 is still happily spreading in 2021. 2021 is the year of the Ox according to Chinese Zodiac. So, hope we will be as energetic as redbull, as “green” as Tesla in Webull.

Whether you are ready or not, the 2021 spring term has been taken off. First comes first, I need to develop a Clear and Realistic Strategic work plan NOW.

First of all, ask what are the tools I am missing in my toolkit ha?

Proficient writing skill
Ecological thinking about Microbiome: using math and omics, what’s next?
Presentation and Communication skill
Have a broad knowledge of biology.(Do not be limited to micorbe and insect)

Note: Ranked according to the importance

P lan Ahead

To-do list:

Jan: Finalize method, results and intro of SC Paper; Prepare for PhD interviews; Write a mini Lit Review about microbial ecology research;
Feb: Finalize SC paper and submit to Msystems; Publish a bacterial genome announcement paper with Lyju
Mar: Continue the mini review (50 words per day); Apply CALS scholarship
April: (Plan a 3-5-days trip to Cancun if two papers are under review)
May: Working on M.S. thesis and oral defense slides, Go to a conference if vaccinated
June: Continue working on thesis; defense at 15th June; degree application at 29th June
July: Thesis submission 17th July

Note:

Jan and Feb are obviously the busiest months, my pre-graduation (May to July) schedule will be more flexible with a potential conference and a Mexico trip if two papers get submitted by Feb.
1/11 to 3/5 Comparative Microbial Genomics course, which can be interconnected with the Gene anouncement paper.

O utside academia - activities that contribute to long-term success:

Read at least three books this semester
100 Push-up, walk or dance 1h every day