I joined the Sinclair Lab in January 2012. Conversations with Dr. Sinclair while taking his course have inspired me to pursue an independent project course, which took me to switch my majors to Hon. Specialization in Biology. Under the co-supervision of Dr. Sinclair and Dr. Hiroko Udaka, I am working on localizing Frost gene expression in adult Drosophila melanogaster during cold recovery. Hopefully, the results will reveal further insights about molecular changes involved in rapid cold hardening. Studying living organisms and molecular biology in the fascinating context of cold tolerance has given me a new respect for life.