Sabrina Pei Qin

MPhil Research candidate, University of Adelaide

Master of Philosophy Research candidate in plant genetics/epigenetics and data analysis at the University of Adelaide

Pain is not always gain: Lab-induced Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and why it is not trivial

Whether working in a wet-lab or a dry-lab, scientists need to be aware about the risk of Repititive Strain Injury (RSI). Sabrina Pei Qin discusses the ways that researchers can avoid RSI and maintain healthy work habits. 

A memoir on publishing my first paper

This paper is a collaborative effort with a fantastic team of researchers looking at a dual function methyltransferase which can modify two different types of modification on tRNAs… but it took us 18 months to get our work to see the light. 

Transitioning from wet lab to bioinformatics: My research journey

I was first introduced to coding when I attended an introductory bioinformatics workshop in 2014. Little did I know that this was the beginning of my transition from bench-work in the lab to bioinformatics. Although I was able to make the transition to the field of bioinformatics, I have to admit that I had a steep learning curve at the beginning.