Matthew Warren
Postdoctoral Trainee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI USA
“The moment you recognize you are significant in your own way is the moment you discover who you are and why you took the road you are traveling today!”
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI USA
“The moment you recognize you are significant in your own way is the moment you discover who you are and why you took the road you are traveling today!”
Postdoctoral Trainee
I conduct research in nutrition, lactation, immunology, and milk microbiome; I mentor undergraduate / graduate students.
Academia is dynamic and every day has new adventures to pursue. I spend a lot of time with maintaining a block-style scheduling system by keeping my weekly schedule time slots blocked up with meetings, lab work, training, attending seminars, or writing. Depending on my progress relative to deadlines, I may shift my schedule to allocate more time to ensure I finish my projects in a timely fashion. Otherwise, my favorite part about academia is that there is always something to do, even nap!
Here's the first step for everyone
Do not get caught up trying to be an ideal person that is not "you." There are people who seem to know what they want or have it all mapped out. However, while that is good, the way I went about it was building my confidence. My undergraduate professors saw something in me even though I thought I was an "average" student compared to my classmates. But their encouragement helped me find my passion with learning and that passion in science began to materialize once I started doing research.
"Your GPA and GRE scores don’t meet our minimum standards for admission. If one or the other was just below our minimum there could be some wiggle room but with both below our standards, I’m afraid that you won’t be admitted."