Technical Area: Throughout the past few weeks, I have learned how to effectively analyze scientific literature and how to use R & Python to visualize data.
Tools: Using the recorded lessons and webinars, I have been able to catch up on the material taught in the first two weeks of the program and develop my programming skills through them.
Soft Skills: I have become very comfortable in communicating with my Team Lead via email when I encounter any issues.
Three Achievement Highlights
Gained skills in R & Python.
Learned how to analyze scientific literature.
Made connections on LinkedIn.
List of Meetings/ Training Attended Including Social Team Events
Unfortunately, due to overlap with the last two weeks of college and finals week, I was only able to keep track of what was happening through the recordings and drive uploads. I plan to really get involved this weekend and catch up with anything I have missed by attending all the meetings!
Goals For The Upcoming Week
I hope to attend all the meetings held this week. I am still a little bit behind because of what I missed during the first two weeks, but I will try my best to catch up!
Technical Area: Over the past week, I have been able to further develop my skills in using RStudio and Bioconductor packages to visualize data through the creation of various plots and graphs. Although I encountered many problems while creating these graphs, I did not hesitate to reach out and communicate with my team leads and teammates to ensure I was able to submit the deliverables on time. Throughout this process, I also gained a deeper understanding of quality control and PCA and their importance when analyzing data.
Tools: Aside from gaining more skills in using R, this week I also was able to become more familiar with using platforms such as Slack and Asana which allowed me to effectively communicate with my team.
Soft Skills: Compared to when I first started the internship, I have become more comfortable communicating with team members to plan meetings and delegate tasks.
Three Achievement Highlights
Attended all team meetings and majority of the webinars.
Completed assignments using R that I was previously unable to and reached out to mentors when I encountered problems.
Submitted week 3 deliverables on time.
List of Meetings and Training Attended
This week I attended the team meeting on Monday as well as the technical webinar on Thursday. I was not able to attend the happy hour due to overlap with my summer classes, but I am looking forward to going to the next one!
Goals For The Upcoming Week
I hope to start working on week 4 deliverables as early as possible so that I can reach out for help as problems arise, without worrying about deadlines. I also hope to attend more meetings, especially the happy hours, so I can form better connections with my team.