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Sharing the Marie Sklodowska-Curie experience
and "untangling science"
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29/5/2019

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“La vie en rose”* of a ESR in Paris

 
* From « La vie en Rose », Edith Piaf
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Clara Apicella​
Nationality: Italian
Work Institution: Institute Cochin, INSERM, France
Research Interests: molecular biology, cell biology, signalling pathways
Tea or Coffee: It must be Earl Grey!

On the 4th of September 2018, after living for 4 years in Birmingham, my boyfriend and I left England and flew across the English Channel (or French, depending on which side you ask!) to start our new adventure in Paris. The first weeks, we were dazzled by the beauty of this city. Every corner you turn, you can admire the architecture of the flats all around, with those small chimneys that make you feel like you have been transported to Les Aristochats; the Seine is a breath of fresh air at the heart of the city, the trees run all across the streets and if it is a clear day, you can see everything turning to a pink hue at sunset. We discovered the joys of French cheese, with more than 400 varieties, and French boulangeries (bakeries), where I learnt my first important words “Je vais prendre une tartelette au citron meringuée, s’il vous plait”.  ​


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21/5/2019

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It's preeclampsia day - Meet iPlacenta !

 
The 22nd of May is World Preeclampsia day, a pregnancy complication affecting more than 10 million women and newborns each year. On this special day, we would like to introduce you the iPlacenta network and its 15 Early Stage Researchers dedicated to modelling and understanding this pathology. Have a look at the video to discover more about who we are, and how our diverse backgrounds will be put together to fight placenta-related disorders.
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16/5/2019

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A to Zee: Moving (West) for Dummies

 
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Samprikta (Sam)

Nationality: Indian
Work Institution: University College Cork, Ireland
Research Interest: Premature Placental Ageing in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Favourite hobby: Travelling, especially wildlife safari and whale watching


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 Considering moving abroad for postgraduate education or more? Here is a step-wise guide that helped me through my journey. 

I am a 27-year-old girl who moved to Cork, Ireland from a small town in the heart of India. Since this was the first time I moved (not just out of the country but out of my parents’ house), I realized the difference between being an adult and taking responsibilities vs everything I had been doing until now.  


The following are a collection of stories and experiences that I have accumulated throughout the process. 

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14/5/2019

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Eye-openers on research around the world

 
March and April saw some of our early-stage researchers already presenting posters and visiting international conferences, in France, Ireland, the UK and Japan!
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    Being a PhD student in a European training network is a life-changing adventure. Moving to a new country, carrying out a research project, facing scientific (and cultural) challenges, travelling around Europe and beyond… Those 3 years certainly do bring their part of new - sometimes frightening - but always enriching experiences.
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