When a student in your lab passes their comprehensive exam, its always a proud moment as a PI. The student writes the proposal on their own and defends it, but the genesis of the project comes from our lab’s historical work. So to see a brand new student come in and, in less than 1 year, learn a whole new field - better than all of us put together - that’s a fantastic moment as a mentor. And Cindy’s mentorship of Austin as part of the Horns working group has also been invaluable for all of us.
Looking forward to where his project will take him (and us) next!!
Here’s the look of a guy who just passed his comps! Welcome to PhD candidacy, Austin! He got shit done!
