.The Final Sprint

As my fellowship at Queen's Medical Centre drew to a close, the pace became relentless. 3 major projects demanded completion:

· Sertoli cell culture research on proteomics

· Computer Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) studies

· GnRH pulsatile therapy for ovulation induction

I completed them successfully & on time—though, they would never become the degrees I had dreamed of.

The Send-Off

The department organized a farewell attended by nearly all faculty, fellows, & staff. Champagne flowed. I true to my lifetime principle, reached for fruit juice instead.

They gifted me—a portrait of the University of Nottingham's Trent Building with the lake in front—still hangs in my study in Chennai, four decades later.

A smaller gift from the domestic s ...