Jean Ling
Tan

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Welcome! My name is Jean and I am an MB-PhD in Cancer Sciences candidate, funded by Cancer Research UK. My interests include oncology, surgery, research, and leadership.

I write about research and my experiences being an international student. I would love to hear from you - do get in touch!

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Taking your research project further

Now that you have completed a research project, what’s next? If the work for your project is ready for you to write up, scroll down to...

Being Confused with Jean #6

Welcome to another instalment of Being Confused with Jean, this time from home! I have been quite busy the past few weeks as I finished...

Finding a Scalable Research Assignment

When doing research as a student, we should try to maximise what we can get out of a project for our portfolios, given that we have so...

Finding a Research Supervisor and/or Project

The age-old question people ask when they want to get started in research is: “How do I find a supervisor or project?” I think that a...

Being Confused with Jean #5

Hello hello! It’s been a while since I last put up a blog post - I’ve had a much-needed break where I went away with family and since...

Being Confused with Jean #4

Welcome to another installment of being confused with Jean! It has been around a month since I started back in the lab after the...

A Quick Guide to Medical Portfolios

This post is adapted from a blog post that I wrote for the Association of International Medics UK (AIM UK). In Medicine, people seem to...

Academic Careers As A Medic

A lot that I write about on this website is focussed on getting involved with research so it’s finally time for a blog post on academic...

Being Confused With Jean #3

Another month, another instalment of being confused with Jean! I’m writing this entry during the week before the university closes for...

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