Welcome to Science Pit, my personal blog – I’m Mina, and I’m a Molecular Biologist. My thesis focused on neuroscience; I investigated the spread of tau proteins in rat brains. I am currently enrolled in a PhD programme at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway. Another aspect of science that I’m really interested in is science communications; my goal is to help make science/biology easily understandable to everyone and to also motivate the youngest to study and actively pursue careers in STEM.
For more educational materials, follow me on my Instagram profile, where I share short reels about topics in neuroscience and cancer biology, as well as more studying tips & tricks!
(Pictured: Araneus diadematus – cross spider; taken in the Žumberak mountains)
My favourite hobbies are speleology and writing; I’m only a novice caver, but I really enjoy it – there is something truly special in spending time in nature, breathing that distinct cave air. As for writing, it was important to me since I was a child; I like to explore different writing styles and storylines. I also like photography, reading, and playing lacrosse.
On this blog, I mostly write about various topics in Biology, some studying advice, travelling for meetings, but also some subject matters tangentially related to STEM that I feel passionate about. I hope you will find something interesting and educational here!
Most recent blog posts
Schedule is an enemy of progress
Warning: spider image at the end of the post Does anyone else get task paralysis when they schedule out their days and posts? Just me? Or are we still lying to ourselves?I’m joking, of course, but I swear my productivity drops the moment I write any of my plans down. Anyway, I live in Sydney…
Mina, where the hell have you been, loca?
With time, my idea of this blog also changed; initially, I envisioned it as a platform to primarily share cool science facts and information I found interesting, but now I think I might put that on the back burner and share more of my PhD life and research. Perhaps, I think, it’s time to go back…
