About career path (updated on 3/11)

Research field I want to work on

**How to get maximum benefits from the food/diet?

*phytochemical/bioactive absorption/metabolism;

*How the gut microbiota play a role in the nutrition?

*Interactions between the phytochemicals; 

*Interested phytochemicals: polyphenols! What a huge kindom.

(read more reviews in these areas?)

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Why do I want to stay in academia rather than industry?OR what is my motivation?

**In pursuit of science/knowledge/higher truth; rather than driven by profit;

**I feel excited to write-up/present/share what I know/learn to others; I also feel excited whenever I learn new things;

* less complicated interpersonal networking required; thus fewer distractions; focus on my things 

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Will you feel okay to work in a small college with less funding but less stress?

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Research field I absolutely do not want to work on

*food processing (not interested at all);

*pure biology (no enough background)

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The life I don't want to live with

*all work, 24-7;

*no goal/motivation;