Last updated 9th March 2026
An elective math course I took during my degree, which integrated R programming, reawakened a long-lost enjoyment of mathematics. I've since been working through calculus and linear algebra from the ground up. I know, this does not sound fun, but hear me out: Math is cumulative. It is one of those things that becomes increasingly complicated, but also more intriguing, elegant, and sophisticated. I wanted the analytical rigour, logical problem-solving, and creative thinking that mathematics can provide. Why revisit calculus when I've already studied it? Because there is fascinating material in all those sections your teacher skipped. If the author included it, there's a reason. I am curious to explore what I missed.
Bioinformatics through projects. It sits at the intersection of all the things I am excited about: genomics, mathematics, and programming. I'm enjoying the detective work of building and exploring with real biological data. I'm currently leading the computational work on a collaborative project for KMT2A fusion breakpoint characterisation in paediatric ALL — k-mer analysis, primer design, post-sequencing fusion detection. I volunteered for it because I wanted to learn, and I've been figuring it out ever since. That is how I prefer to work.
Poetry. It's a lovely way to slow down and enjoy what's around you.