Wrapping Up 2025: Reflections and Looking Ahead

A year of PhD milestones, conferences, and unexpected adventures across Europe

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s hard not to pause and take stock of everything this year has brought. It’s been a whirlwind—full of unexpected turns, quiet victories, and moments that reminded me how resilient we can be.

The Wins

This year, I finally pushed past some long-standing goals:

PhD Progress — Major milestones in my research projects

TAC Meetings — Successfully completed (phew!)

Conferences — Presented at Single Cell Genomics (Sweden) and DZL (Heidelberg)

Travel — Explored Croatia and Slovenia

The Lessons

There were challenges too — moments of doubt, loss, and the kind of fatigue that comes from a world that never seems to slow down.

But looking back, even the hard parts feel like they carved out space for growth.

2025 taught me to embrace uncertainty a little more gracefully and to celebrate small wins without waiting for perfection.

Looking Ahead to 2026

With the new year just around the corner, I’m carrying forward a sense of quiet optimism:

→ Read more

→ Create more

→ Worry less

→ Chase curiosity instead of checklists

→ Be kinder—to myself and others


Whatever this year held for you, I hope you’re ending it with a full heart and bright hopes for the new one.

Here’s to fresh starts, new adventures, and all the possibilities waiting in 2026!

Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026
Onwards to 2026!

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