New Year, New Endeavors (sort of)

Tomorrow I am attending the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIII (fondly referred to as PAG by those attending).  And it's not only exciting because it's my first big conference and I will be there with a bunch of wonderful people from the Genetics program at Texas A&M but it is in San Diego and I am presenting my first graduate level poster!  People are going to get their first official look at my research then I get to go home to mom and dad when I'm done.  It's like the 1997 Greater San Diego Science & Engineering Fair all over again but instead of "The Color Attraction of Mice" I will be presenting on African lions in "Genetics and Genomics: Powerful Tools for Wildlife Conservation" (Oh how times have changed).  It's a brand new year and I am starting it off with a bang.  This poster represents the next big stage of my graduate career and the beginning of what I know is going to be a successful year.  I am finished with my classes so now I can really focus on my research, prelims and making sure I don't get sick while doing it.  I can't wait!

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