Things Learned:
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Technical Skills: The basics of coding in R, the experimental methods used in the paper, how to read the figures
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Tools: R, Slack, Google Suites
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Soft Skills: Gaining confidence meeting in groups, working in teams in an online format
Achievement Highlights:
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Learned how to use R for the first time
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Refreshed my Python skills since it has been a while
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Read and understood a good amount of the paper
Meetings/Trainings Attended:
6/8 Team 4 Meeting, 6/10 Logistics Webinar, 6/11 Gene Team Meeting, 6/12 Welcome Session 6/16 Asana Training, I have also watched all the recording of the R training sessions and the technical trainings that I couldn’t attend in person.
Goals for the Upcoming Week
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Focus on learning more about R
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Finish reviewing the paper and the figures
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Attend a happy hour
Tasks Completed
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Completed the first R and Python tasks
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Did extra research on the paper as there was a lot I did not understand
My Role:
I am currently a participant but would like to switch to an observer as I am working part-time and am having a hard time attending meetings and keeping pace with the project.