Halfway through my second year in a neuroscience graduate program this winter, I encountered a new challenge in the lab. Unlike last year, when I endured the pressure of exams, the monotony of daily classes, and a feeling of not belonging, this year I experienced something else: failure.
It is frequently said that to be a scientist is to fail. That’s easy to say and understand in theory — until you go through it yourself.
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About the Contributor
Kavya Devarakonda is a neuroscience PhD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She currently studies the neural regulation of blood glucose control and metabolism.
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