Artist + Med Lab Assistant
Have you ever been so busy with tasks that when you're finally finished, it still feels like you need to do something or that you feel like you don't know what to do anymore and can't seem to relax? Hi I'm Noemi and I feel like I don't know how to relax and constantly feel [...]
A look into my experience searching for MLA/T info
Medical Laboratory Assistants/Technicians (MLA/T) are defined in the MLPAO Competency Guidelines as being “a person who under direct supervision (usually of a Medical Lab Technologist (MLT)) performs lab tests which require limited technical skill and responsibility.” MLA/Ts perform the more practical components of sample analysis such as collecting, sorting, and sometimes processing samples. Some MLA/T [...]
My class, like many others, were moved online in March because of COVID-19. During weekdays, I would wake up at 8AM to eat breakfast, play Animal Crossing, and mentally prepare myself for 4 hours of lecture that started at 9AM. This had become routine for me, and I honestly loved it. Having this routine allowed [...]
The past year has been a big change for me in terms of my academics. I graduated from the University of Waterloo in April 2019 and started my journey to be an MLA/T at the college by the end of September. I had gotten so used to the undergrad life that going into the college I [...]
When I was in my third year of university, I had discovered and fallen in love with this amazing scicomm community. At the time I focused my blog and Instagram about my experiences taking bioinformatic and biotech courses, with a bit of insight into sustainability (since I was living away from home at the time) [...]
I've always been interested in the idea of self and personal identity. Although this is not necessarily a science related post, it is a topic I am genuinely interested in. From Buzzfeed quizzes to astrological signs, the idea of self identity has been a topic on the minds of everyone at some point in their [...]
Two years ago I posted a little blog post talking about my feelings and excitement in taking a 6-hour molecular biology lab course. I mentioned it once afterwards, then never again. So here’s a summary of what we did, how I felt during the course, and afterwards! This course comprised of one 2.5 or 3 [...]
Edited by Nora Gallagher and Lisa Myers; Introduction by Yvon ChouinardBack in 2019 I picked up this book to understand more about the mindset of environmental activists and some basic, but effective tools used to get their massage across and make a change not matter how big or small it was. This book provides helpful [...]
On my recent trip to the Philippines, my cousin brought us to a place called San Juan By the Bay in Santa Rita, Samar; a scenic spot that includes a boardwalk, a floating restaurant, a beautiful view of the San Juanico Bridge and mangrove restoration project (https://www.choosephilippines.com/specials/history-and-culture/4324/san-juanico-bridge-boardwalk). As we walked along the boardwalk towards the [...]
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