蔡豫耘 陽明交通大學 醫學系

The reason why I applied for the Genomics Summer Internship Program is related to the fact that while I have learned much knowledge in university, there were limited opportunities available for gaining extensive lab experience due to academic and extracurricular activities. The experience offered by this program seemed quite worthwhile and intensive in gaining expertise in many aspects in a relatively short span of time.

The two months were a great learning experience for me through conducting experiments. Of much more importance is that the program assisted me in learning to think independently. This included learning how to look for solutions when encountering problems rather than relying on others. The program also provided a chance for me to engage in the entire process that a researcher undergoes in conducting experiments. This involves designing experiments, analyzing results, and concluding.

Moreover, I learned more about research design: how research projects are conceptualized—from initial thinking to conducting experiments to analyzing results. These skills are hard to develop on one's own. Under this program, senior students and research mentors in different research labs taught us the entire research process with utmost patience, making it a great learning environment for research beginners like me.

In addition to my learning during the internship, I have been able to connect with many other like-minded individuals during this time. We have kept in contact since then, making these two months a very fulfilling time for me.

許佳音 中國醫藥大學 藥學系

我是沈家寧老師2025年暑期大專生實習計畫的學生，許佳音。

在整段實習開始之前曾與老師進行面談，老師在了解我的科系背景與研究志趣後，結合實驗室的研究資源，為我指引了清晰的研究方向。然而，在老師提供方向後，我們仍須從大量文獻中抽絲剝繭，逐步建構研究內容的雛形，這種在指引中保有思辨與探索空間的模式，讓我深刻體悟到一項研究計畫是如何從構想一步步落地生根。

實驗初期，難免遭遇瓶頸與挫敗，但學長姐們總是熱心的給予建議。在反覆討論與反思中，逐漸釐清問題的癥結。雖然最終仍需自己克服種種困難，但在親身經歷後的體悟，將成為滋養我研究生涯珍貴的養分。

這份在挫折中淬煉的經歷以及最終在成果展獲獎的榮譽，也成為我今年推甄研究所最堅實的底氣，未來我也將帶著這段實習所累積的研究素養，在學術道路上持續前行。

李元禎 倫敦大學學院 生化系

My experience during the program provided me with the insight to what it means to be a researcher. It was an emotional rollercoaster to say the least. The joy when your results come back positive, the panic when you mess up loading your qPCR plate, the depression that comes when you fail to do the experiment that should have been completed a week ago, and of course the pride and relief that comes after you complete your poster presentation. This is not an easy program which you can hope to cruise through, it is not simply another entry in your CV (although it undoubtedly will be one of the highlights), it is a program designed to train, to test and to nurture you into a better student, a researcher, and a scientist. I had a lot of fun during the two months, working with experienced and highly capable researchers who gave their utmost effort in training and helping me along my project, having fun with my cohort of like minded students coming from a variety of backgrounds; it was a fun way to spend my summer. Although there were times that I wish I was back at home enjoying my summer vacation, at the end I was proud to have spent the two months in the lab.