Becoming an academic

I'm trying to write an article. A real one, which I would hopefully get published in a peer-reviewed journal. Me.
When did I become a real life academic?
Up to this point, work that I have been contributing too has been led by others, but it was pointed out to me yesterday that the research I did for a presentation in my population genetics class could be turned into a short review article that could be useful for my lab to use in funding applications. My supervisor thinks I can do this. Time to see if I can.

P.S. The Sens are making me sad. I may have to buy a Habs shirt sooner than I would have liked.