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Alessandra - Biomedicine (MSc)

Hi everybody! My name is Alessandra, but I usually go by my nickname, Kyomi. My role in the digital ambassador team is being the new Biomedicine (MSc) blogger. I was born and raised in Peru, but I moved to the United States for my undergraduate studies. After graduation, I worked for 2 years in a neuroscience lab. Now, I have moved to Sweden to be a student at Karolinska Institutet!

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Winter holidays and Visby

Hello again guys, This year, the first-year Biomedicine (Master’s) students had an official self-study period from December 19th until January 6th,but it was really from December 17th to January 13th. […]

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31 January, 2021

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St. Lucia’s day: History

December in Stockholm is very dark. With the sun rising around 8:30 am and going down around only 2:50 pm, we get less than 7 hours of light per day. […]

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31 December, 2020

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Applying to the MSc in Biomedicine (2/2): What I would do differently

Hello guys! As I mentioned before, I have been thinking about what I would do if I were to apply to the MSc in Biomedicine programme again. I have concluded […]

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30 December, 2020

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Applying to the MSc in Biomedicine (1/2): What I would do again

Hej hej! Applications to the global programmes are open right now! I remember that this time last year, I was freaking out a lot about master’s applications. Now, thinking back, […]

Posted by Alessandra - Biomedicine (MSc)

30 December, 2020

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A day as a Biomedicine (MSc) student – Semester 1 (Part 2/2)

Hello guys! Since week 44, we, Biomed master’s students, have had all of our lectures online on Zoom. This was decided after the public health agency of Sweden set new […]

Posted by Alessandra - Biomedicine (MSc)

30 November, 2020

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A day as a Biomedicine (MSc) student – Semester 1 (Part 1/2)

Hello again guys! This time last year, as I was preparing to submit my application to Karolinska Institutet, I kept wondering what a normal day looks like for someone in […]

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24 November, 2020

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Kanelbullar: Where to get these popular Swedish cinammon buns?

This past October 4th was Kanelbullens Dag 2020, a whole day dedicated to the delicious Swedish cinnamon buns (a staple food of the country!). Having been in Sweden for about […]

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31 October, 2020

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View of the Pacific Ocean from Lima - Peru

New Biomedicine (MSc) blogger: Hola, Hi, Hej!

Hi everybody! 😀 I am very excited to introduce myself as the new blogger for the Masters in Biomedicine programme. My name is Alessandra but I usually go by Kyomi, […]

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Biomedicine (MSc)

11 October, 2020

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