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Fieldwork · Deep Sea · Coral

Deep-sea marine biology

Early research experience that taught me how to work carefully with unfamiliar systems, collect data under constraints, and stay curious outside the path I eventually took into ML and neuroscience.

Focus

Field & lab biology

Theme

Complex systems · careful observation

Through-line

Habits that carried into later science

Overview

This page is less about a direct line to my current work and more about how I became a researcher in the first place.

My early experience in marine biology helped build the habits that still shape my work: careful observation, comfort with unfamiliar systems, respect for data quality, and curiosity-driven problem solving. Even though I ultimately moved toward neuroscience and machine learning, this kind of field and biology work mattered because it trained the same underlying research instincts.

Why it matters

I like including this project because it shows range. My path was not perfectly linear, and I think that is a strength. I have always been drawn to complex systems, challenging environments, and questions that require both patience and experimentation.