Being the nerd that I am, I recently attended an international conference at Hyderabad, on genome architecture and cell fate regulation. It was held at the University of Hyderabad campus, and was jointly organised by the University, as well as Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
It was my first international conference. I was really nervous about the event, but it was absolutely amazing. The lectures were excellent, although slightly esoteric in nature.
I learned a lot, probably more than what I would learn in a fortnight at the institute, which made me really happy.
Hyderabad was a happy, lively city with nice people. I arrived at Hyderabad on the morning of November 29th, and attended the conference from 1st December to 4th December.
On the first day, I met a friend from school, Areeb, and we had dinner together at a restaurant called All Seasons, which specialises in Arabic cuisine. Trust me, the food there, was mind-blowing! And I'm not exaggerating. You can find some pictures of the food, here.
The next two days went by like the blink of an eye. After which, I got busy with the conference for the next four days. Someone gave an apt description of what was to follow, calling the conference "four days of science and biryani".
I made a few friends at the conference, and hope to maintain contact with them, and learn as much as I can from them. That is, if I ever e-mail them. I think, I will.
After two days, I got bored of the biryani, but was still eagerly looking forward to the science.
If I had to condense the entire conference into one simple sentence, it would be "chromosome territories are dynamic".
After the conference, I lazed around for the next two days, after which I got back to Aurangabad by train on the 7th of December.
Overall, it was one of the most memorable experiences I've had.
Looking forward to another one. Soon, God willing.
It was my first international conference. I was really nervous about the event, but it was absolutely amazing. The lectures were excellent, although slightly esoteric in nature.
I learned a lot, probably more than what I would learn in a fortnight at the institute, which made me really happy.
Hyderabad was a happy, lively city with nice people. I arrived at Hyderabad on the morning of November 29th, and attended the conference from 1st December to 4th December.
On the first day, I met a friend from school, Areeb, and we had dinner together at a restaurant called All Seasons, which specialises in Arabic cuisine. Trust me, the food there, was mind-blowing! And I'm not exaggerating. You can find some pictures of the food, here.
The next two days went by like the blink of an eye. After which, I got busy with the conference for the next four days. Someone gave an apt description of what was to follow, calling the conference "four days of science and biryani".
I made a few friends at the conference, and hope to maintain contact with them, and learn as much as I can from them. That is, if I ever e-mail them. I think, I will.
After two days, I got bored of the biryani, but was still eagerly looking forward to the science.
If I had to condense the entire conference into one simple sentence, it would be "chromosome territories are dynamic".
After the conference, I lazed around for the next two days, after which I got back to Aurangabad by train on the 7th of December.
Overall, it was one of the most memorable experiences I've had.
Looking forward to another one. Soon, God willing.
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| Group photo taken at the conference. (Find me) |
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