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Anna Ampaw unexpected transition towards a PhD began with a rejection letter from a dental school. Unwilling to give up on her dream, Anna pursued a master’s degree solely to better her chances of getting into dentistry.

Imagine the following scenario. You’ve made it halfway through your bachelor’s degree. You are confident you chose the right major; you have joined a few clubs, attended your first college football game, and expanded your circle of friends. It is now time to adopt a specialization – a task that may seem daunting at first but could help significantly in shaping your future profession.

Yulong Wei – a uOttawa alumnus who earned his MSc and PhD in bioinformatics under the supervision of Professor Xuhua Xia – made HIV the primary focus of his postdoctoral research at Yale University.