The Memory Painter

With all eyes on her, Linz gave a warm smile even as she cringed inwardly. Did her dad really have to introduce her as Lindsey?

“I think her accomplishments speak for themselves. The results of her research can only be called revolutionary. She has won the National Academy of Sciences Troland Research Award and the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award for discovering one of the first plasticity gene receptors in the brain. Lindsey, do you have anything to add?”

Why didn’t he go ahead and tell them her GPA while he was at it? Linz couldn’t help the scowl on her face, annoyed at her father’s blatant display of pride. Feeling like a kid on the first day of school, she stood up and launched into an overview of her study.