{"id":1148,"date":"2018-08-22T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T16:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baliga.systemsbiology.net\/see-interns\/hs2018\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2018-08-22T16:13:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T16:13:08","slug":"leah-rommereim-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baliga.systemsbiology.net\/see-interns\/hs2018\/leah-rommereim-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Leah Rommereim, PHD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>What got you interested in science?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I grew up on a farm, so I was around animals and nature a lot and science was a constant topic of conversation in my household. There wasn\u2019t a particular moment where I became interested in science, it\u2019s really been a lifelong passion. I went to college with the plan of going medical school so I took that path taking science classes and getting a Biology degree. During my Junior year, a professor talked to me about continuing my science career doing research and instead of going to grad school and getting my Ph.D. So after multiple conversations with professors and scientists, I applied for Ph.D. programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next, I want to do something that is more translational<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I appreciate that during my Ph.D. and as a scientist I have the freedom to ask questions and dive deeper into a particular topic or interest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How did you get at ISB?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In grad school I was interested in doing infectious disease type work; working with pathogens and bacteria. I focused and rotated through two microbiology labs, but I was also taking an immunology course and I thought it was fascinating so I joined a lab that was going microbiology and immunology work. Before finishing my Ph.D. I looked around for labs that were doing solely immunology work, specifically innate immunologists and found Naeha\u2019s lab at the ISB. I appreciated that the lab was a strong cellular immunology lab as well as the exposure to systems biology that I\u2019d get in the lab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>High school:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I felt like I was more of an outsider<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was very busy most of the time and took a lot of AP classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was more of a science kid; \u201cPrecocious\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traveling: Japan, Spain, Germany, etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanford_Site\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Hanford Site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was very close so many students had parents that were scientists\/engineers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Advice:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You have to be good at planning things out in life. It makes your work and life balance easier<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have the courage to ask for help when you need it; always ask questions when you aren&#8217;t sure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do not procrastinate on important things, it\u2019ll save you from having stress later on<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try to learn to say no sometimes. Even if it\u2019s hard. It is a necessary skill to have in adulthood<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What got you interested in science? I grew up on a farm, so I was around animals and nature a lot and science was a constant topic of conversation in my household. 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