Ana Tsai is a PhD student in Biology at MIT from Stockton, California.
(0:30) What was your childhood like?
(3:25) Growing up with mixed heritage
(9:50) Smell of freshly picked tomatoes
(11:57) Did you ever imagine becoming a grad student?
(15:18) Researching immortality
(20:24) What do you do on a daily basis, Zelda protein
(24:30) Humans (and fruit flies) are basically a donut
(25:10) Optogenetics
(28:40) Generalizing from fruit flies to other species
(32:00) Setting goals in grad school
(34:20) Teaching and connecting with students
(42:00) Breaking out of bubbles
(51:00) Bees are really cute
(55:00) Potlucks with friends
(57:15) Where do you see yourself going after grad school?
(1:07:00) What would you tell someone who’s thinking about going into research?
