Nozomi Ando’s Personal Story
Quote
“Training to be a scientist is like training to be a ninja.”
Description
Nozomi, a self-described artist and comic book lover, describes how her training to become a scientist was akin to that of a ninja. Like a ninja apprenticeship, expert scientists have worked with her at every stage of her career to show her the way of the scientist.
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MIT title
MIT postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Cathy Drennan’s Lab
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What is your favorite non-science book, blog, or magazine?
Currently, my morning routine consists of checking the NY Times, Apartment Therapy, and my friend’s blog with photos of her kids.
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Did you know how to play a sport or musical instrument? Which one?
I liked to draw, all the time. I was terrible at sports, despite early aspirations of becoming a ninja.
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What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod?
Currently, piano music because I get distracted by vocals.
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If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
Space-time travel, probably. Actually, I would like to see the origins of life on earth.
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