It’s hard to put into words just how much I’ll miss your classes. You didn’t just teach biology, you made us feel it. You brought cells to life, turned molecules into stories ( no like literally )

I’ll forever miss the orchestra you play right before class. It always felt like the music before an epic movie battle, where the main character is about to obliterate the battlefield with sheer brilliance and that main character was you, every time. Maybe that’s why you never get responses from us students in class, cuz who dares get in the way of the main character.

To know that this module has been your “baby” for 13 years makes it even more special to have been part of your final class. But as they all say, every teen reaches puberty and acts like the one that took care of em never existed. Who knows, biology might just return to you. It’s just the hormones acting up. Give it time.

If we catch you tearing up today, just know it’s only fitting. Like enzyme substrate complex. It’s the end of an era your Jaya-nt legacy will echo in every future bio nerd you’ve helped create. Best believe a Nobel prize will be dedicated to you someday.

Thank you for being more than just a teacher. Thank you for being the kind of mentor who leaves a lasting mark not just on our grades, but on our hearts. We’ll carry your passion with us wherever we go, who knows I might as well just jaya my way into teaching biology for the next generation of mad scientists. Dr Jaya, you’ve been the real mitochondria of this module: the powerhouse

-from many students