
Student testimonials 2015
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Nematology is the place to be if you are looking for a place with diverse and challenging research topics, clear and personal guidance, and lots of fun
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One of the best part of my thesis was the feeling my work contributes to the bigger project of the department (LMA) and science
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My time at Nematology was equally interesting and fun!
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Since I am very interested in the combination of plants and human health this was a really interesting project for me
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Bioinformatics in nematodes
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… this gave me freedom and a rare opportunity to explore the field of science
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... even a result which you did not expect and cannot understand immediately can be very interesting...
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If your lab work goes wrong. You don’t need to worry; just do it again.
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...a nice place to consider if you are looking for a thesis….
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Another thing I found very instructive and inspiring were the so-called "thesis circles", meetings during which a small group of students...
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You have to think about every single step you want to carry out and deal with the problems you encounter
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even though I had some ups and downs along the way, that I enjoyed my time there and that I have learned so much from not only my thesis, but from the whole department as well
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Nematology has changed my perception about thesis work and I am proud to have been a member of this group
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… what I liked best was that, although being a relatively unexperienced bachelor student, I felt like my opinion and input was really being heard and taken into account …..
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During this thesis I really learned a lot, not only about the different techniques, but also about how to write a scientific report and how to review reports of others.
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A very supportive group
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...I learned a lot of new techniques...
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Collective spirit, innovative projects and research freedom: these are the words that come to my mind when I recall my experience at the Laboratory of Nematology
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The freedom to work on my own favourite topics
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It was really interesting to see how the process of producing proteins in plants can be done
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Arabidopsis and Meloidogyne incognita make the perfect couple
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Although the laboratory consists of several small research-groups, all students and staff are well able to support each other
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Worms & Bioinformatics
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Thesis well worth doing!
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My supervisors gave me a lot of freedom to work on the questions that I found interesting
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A valuable Wnt worm time
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... and gained a lot of knowledge together with a lot of new experiences for future.
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sirtuin transcriptomics
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The idea that my hard work and my thesis were not just for the ECTS, but also to give a small contribution to science was one of the things I still like when I think about the time at NEM
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of worms and bugs in a good atmosphere
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During all the steps of my thesis, great guidance was offered, which made it an extremely valuable experience
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I learned one important thing, which is to gain as much as you can from the failure
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virus in worms
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The Nematology department provides a nurturing environment that molds its students into independent, critical thinkers
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