FAIRFAX, Va., May 14 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
Beginning a PhD is rarely straightforward. Beginning one just as the world shuts down adds an entirely new dimension to adaptability. For George Mason University biosciences PhD student Matthew Lefkowitz, that quality would come to define his doctoral journey.
He entered the program in fall 2019 and had only just begun settling into graduate life when the COVID-19 pandemic brought research across the world to a halt. Laboratories closed, projects paused indefinitely, and traditional academic timelines dissolved almost overnight.
Rather than waiting for things to return to normal, he adapted.
With laboratory access limited, Lefkowitz shifted his focus to c...