The legendary Woods Hole phylogenetics workshop

This May, Chinedum attended the Workshop on Molecular Evolution at Woods Hole, and wow—what an experience! Two weeks of intense lectures, hands-on coding, and late-night phylogenetics discussions with some of the brightest minds in evolutionary biology. From wrestling with RevBayes scripts to exploring molecular clocks and model testing, Chinedum was definitely pushed out of his comfort zone (in the best way) and came home buzzing with new ideas for his dissertation research. He called it one of the most intellectually intense—and rewarding—experiences of grad school so far. Plus, learning all of this while overlooking the ocean and bonding with brilliant, like-minded nerds? 10/10—would absolutely nerd out again.