User talk:Kdahlquist - Revision history

Kdahlquist: answered Nicole's question

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	Hi Dr. Dahlquist. One of my best friends goes to Pomona College. The other goes to UCSC. I thought that was a funny coincidence. Which schooling experience did you enjoy more? [[User:Nicolekalcic\|Nicolekalcic]] ([[User talk:Nicolekalcic\|talk]]) 22:05, 6 September 2017 (PDT)		Hi Dr. Dahlquist. One of my best friends goes to Pomona College. The other goes to UCSC. I thought that was a funny coincidence. Which schooling experience did you enjoy more? [[User:Nicolekalcic\|Nicolekalcic]] ([[User talk:Nicolekalcic\|talk]]) 22:05, 6 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: It's like comparing apples and oranges. Undergraduate and graduate school are nothing like each other. The emphasis during graduate school is on research, not classes, and it's a really different experience. I liked the classes I had at Pomona more, but I didn't really take that many classes in grad school. Santa Cruz has been my favorite place to live in the world, and I really enjoyed doing research full time (hence becoming a professor...). ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 21:21, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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 Hello Dr. Dahlquist, my question would be: what would you say the hardest part of studying biology is? [[User:ArashLari|ArashLari]] ([[User talk:ArashLari|talk]]) 14:46, 5 September 2017 (PDT)
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 Hi Dr. Dahlquist. One of my best friends goes to Pomona College. The other goes to UCSC. I thought that was a funny coincidence. Which schooling experience did you enjoy more? [[User:Nicolekalcic|Nicolekalcic]] ([[User talk:Nicolekalcic|talk]]) 22:05, 6 September 2017 (PDT)

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	Hello Dr. Dahlquist! My question is, how were you able to incorporate so many different areas of study into your research and how did you come to collaborate with those professors at LMU? [[User:Dbashour\|Dbashour]] ([[User talk:Dbashour\|talk]]) 12:48, 5 September 2017 (PDT)		Hello Dr. Dahlquist! My question is, how were you able to incorporate so many different areas of study into your research and how did you come to collaborate with those professors at LMU? [[User:Dbashour\|Dbashour]] ([[User talk:Dbashour\|talk]]) 12:48, 5 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: Part of being a good scientist is learning or creating the tools needed to answer the questions she is interested in. To answer the questions I have about gene regulatory networks, I have had to learn aspects of computational and mathematical biology. In the case of Dr. Camacho, mentioned above, with whom I started the math modeling project, I just looked her up on the LMU websire and cold e-mailed her to ask if she was interested in working with me. When she left LMU, Dr. Fitzpatrick stepped in to replace her in the project because we were all part of an NSF grant together, but he and I hit it off really well and have continued the collaboration well beyond that initial grant. As for Dr. Dionisio, when I first came to LMU, other faculty told us both that we needed to meet. Once we did and talked about our mutual interests, we immediately thought we should start collaborating. The rest, as they say, is history. ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 21:15, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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	Hi Dr. Dahlquist! What has been the most important thing you have learned regarding computational biology? [[User:Hhinsch\|Hhinsch]] ([[User talk:Hhinsch\|talk]]) 23:36, 4 September 2017 (PDT)		Hi Dr. Dahlquist! What has been the most important thing you have learned regarding computational biology? [[User:Hhinsch\|Hhinsch]] ([[User talk:Hhinsch\|talk]]) 23:36, 4 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: It's not necessarily a "thing", but a process--the importance of keeping excellent records (source code, notebooks, data) for reproducible research. It is what we are teaching in this class. ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 21:07, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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	Hello Dr. Dahlquist, I noticed on your user page that you listed dance as one of your hobbies. What are some of your favorite dances? (I learned some Greek folk dancing growing up and would like to learn to salsa.) [[User:Kwrigh35\|Kwrigh35]] ([[User talk:Kwrigh35\|talk]]) 20:31, 4 September 2017 (PDT)		Hello Dr. Dahlquist, I noticed on your user page that you listed dance as one of your hobbies. What are some of your favorite dances? (I learned some Greek folk dancing growing up and would like to learn to salsa.) [[User:Kwrigh35\|Kwrigh35]] ([[User talk:Kwrigh35\|talk]]) 20:31, 4 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: I like all kinds of dance. I did tap dancing in elementary school and flag team and color guard in junior high and high school. When I studied abroad in England, I learned Scottish Country Dancing, which is really fun. I also did Sacred Circle Dancing (a type of folk dancing, which includes some Greek folk dances) when I was in grad school at UC Santa Cruz. I don't get to do much now, but hope to bring it back into my life in the future. ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 21:03, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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	Hi Dr. Dahlquist! When you applied to college, did you apply under Biology? If not, when did you realize that Biology was the field you wanted to spend the rest of your life doing? [[User:Ebachour\|Ebachour]] ([[User talk:Ebachour\|talk]]) 18:45, 4 September 2017 (PDT)		Hi Dr. Dahlquist! When you applied to college, did you apply under Biology? If not, when did you realize that Biology was the field you wanted to spend the rest of your life doing? [[User:Ebachour\|Ebachour]] ([[User talk:Ebachour\|talk]]) 18:45, 4 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: I went to Pomona College as an undergrad and they didn't make you choose a major on the application. I said that I was interested in biology and philosophy, so they assigned me to a philosophy advisor during orientation. That ended up being a problem because he didn't tell me to take general chemistry and instead told me to take a philosophy course that was at the same time. I pretty quickly realized that I wanted to major in biology, not philosophy, but I was behind in chemistry. So, I ended up having to take it over the summer between my freshman and sophomore years. I fell in love with biology in AP Biology in high school, but I didn't declare it right away because I wanted to explore my options, not realizing that I would get behind. It all worked out in the end, though. ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 21:00, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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	Hello Dr. Dahlquist, I attended the seminar about GRNmap and GRNsight and was curious as to any new research or projects you have been working on since then. Secondly, where do you think the GRNmap/sight will be within the next year? Thanks! [[User:Aporras1\|Aporras1]] ([[User talk:Aporras1\|talk]]) 17:58, 4 September 2017 (PDT)		Hello Dr. Dahlquist, I attended the seminar about GRNmap and GRNsight and was curious as to any new research or projects you have been working on since then. Secondly, where do you think the GRNmap/sight will be within the next year? Thanks! [[User:Aporras1\|Aporras1]] ([[User talk:Aporras1\|talk]]) 17:58, 4 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: I haven't started any entirely new research projects, but have been working on extending both GRNmap and GRNsight. Last year for GRNmap, the coding team completed a substantial refactor of the code, removing global variables and allowing the model to run when there are missing data points. The GRNmap data analysis team made a lot of progress on developing ways to interpret the modeling results. The GRNsight team worked on making the viewport and graph area larger, enabling zooming and scrolling, as well as allowing the user to change the normalization factor for the edge weights so that graphs could be compared on the same scale. Dr. Dionisio, Dr. Fitzpatrick, and I are working on an NSF grant together to fund the next phase of the project. We plan to work on quantifying the uncertainty of the modeling results and creating novel ways to visualize the uncertainty with GRNsight. ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 20:56, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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	Hi Dr. Dahlquist, what is your favorite research project you've done/participated in so far? [[User:Cwong34\|Cwong34]] ([[User talk:Cwong34\|talk]]) 16:47, 4 September 2017 (PDT)		Hi Dr. Dahlquist, what is your favorite research project you've done/participated in so far? [[User:Cwong34\|Cwong34]] ([[User talk:Cwong34\|talk]]) 16:47, 4 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: I'm doing it right now! When I got a faculty position, I was finally able to design my own research projects myself and studying gene regulatory networks in yeast using genomics, bioinformatics, and mathematical biology has been my favorite so far. I am so fortunate to have a job where I can do this! ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 20:52, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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	Hello Dr. Dahlquist! I understand that your family is a big part of your life and that you try to separate your work and home lives, but do you often enlighten your family about the work you do? Are they as interested in biology and science as you? [[User:Johnllopez616\|Johnllopez616]] ([[User talk:Johnllopez616\|talk]]) 15:56, 4 September 2017 (PDT)		Hello Dr. Dahlquist! I understand that your family is a big part of your life and that you try to separate your work and home lives, but do you often enlighten your family about the work you do? Are they as interested in biology and science as you? [[User:Johnllopez616\|Johnllopez616]] ([[User talk:Johnllopez616\|talk]]) 15:56, 4 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: My husband knows all about my work life--I am very grateful to him for the support he lends me by listening to me "debrief" about my day. He's an engineer, so we share a more technical background. My son is a little too young still to understand exactly what I do, but he's definitely interested. He always wants to meet my students. I haven't taken him into the lab much (too dangerous), but he's definitely interested in what I do. I hope to include him more and more as he gets older. ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 20:49, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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	Hello Dr. Dahlquist! My question is, I noticed you were a teacher for the study abroad program at Oxford. What was your favorite and least favorite part about teaching outside the United States? [[User:Bhamilton18\|Bhamilton18]] ([[User talk:Bhamilton18\|talk]]) 13:09, 4 September 2017 (PDT)		Hello Dr. Dahlquist! My question is, I noticed you were a teacher for the study abroad program at Oxford. What was your favorite and least favorite part about teaching outside the United States? [[User:Bhamilton18\|Bhamilton18]] ([[User talk:Bhamilton18\|talk]]) 13:09, 4 September 2017 (PDT)
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		+	: Actually, I wasn't a teacher, but a student when I studied abroad in Oxford. It was a fantastic experience (I got to meet Douglas Adams, as I mentioned above, among other things). The educational system in England is quite different than in in the U.S. In college, students focus on a single topic. I studied the philosophy of science while I was there, which was hard for me since I had no formal training in philosophy. I had to write a paper a week and read it aloud to my tutor to receive feedback, so it wasn't like the classes we have here. One semester was a little too short to get used to it. I am very glad I got the chance to do it, though. ''— [[User:Kdahlquist\|Kdahlquist]] ([[User talk:Kdahlquist\|talk]]) 20:46, 9 September 2017 (PDT)''

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