TJ Neumann, CU Boulder Machine Shop, Week 5
My last week of my internship was a really great experience! I finished several major projects and learned a lot, even at the end. I finished building the model rocket, and in addition to that, I built an altimeter which works off of air pressure to detect the height of the rocket. When we launched, […]
Giada Amundson, Organic Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute, Week 3
Hello everyone! My name is Giada Amundson and I am doing organic chemistry at Scripps. I have been here for 3 weeks now, and 4 weeks to go. Almost halfway done already! Monday, June 26 I started today by making a larger batch of the same solution, since we got a good product on Friday. […]
Melaina Yender, Neuroscience and Click Chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute (Week Three)
Hello everyone! I am Melaina Yender and this is my third week researching neuroscience and click chemistry at the Ye Lab at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California. I have been conducting experiments with my mentors that allow us to trace drug targets in the brain through a process called clearing-assisted tissue click […]
Ashlee Petranovich- Clinical and School Psychology Internship (Murray State University) Week Five
Hello everyone! I hope that my blog post finds you well. My name is Ashlee Petranovich and I am currently in Murray, Kentucky attending Murray State University. While I am here on my internship I will be collaborating with four different programs that are focused on mental health, school safety, school psychology, and psychological assessments. […]
Lily Vogel, Neurobiology Scripps Research Institute, Week 3
Here’s a recap of what’s happened so far. I am Lily Vogel and I am spending my pinhead internship in San Diego, California at the Ye Lab at Scripps Research Insitute learning about neurobiology. I am working under Yu Wang with her two undergrad interns: Saba and Verinia. On Monday I was given a bunch […]
Tahlia Trevino, Marine Biology Research at Marine Science Institute (University of California Santa Barbara), Week Two
Hi everyone, my name is Tahlia Trevino, and this is the second week of my internship at the Miller Lab at UCSB. My internship is studying marine life along the coast of Santa Barbara. Monday, June 26 Today I started my week with what the people in my lab call the TRAITS project, which is […]
Natalie Lopez Ramirez, Metabolism at the Ye Lab, Week 3
Hi everyone, I am Natalie Lopez Ramirez and this is week 3 of studying metabolism at the Ye Lab at Scripps. Monday morning we had our weekly team meeting. An international undergrad intern from the lab, Malcom, presented about the Calcium Dependency of p-PDH Dephosphorylation in Inhibition-Activation Protocol. After the presentation, we gave our updates to Li, […]
Aubrielle Weaver, Microbiology at San Diego State University, Week 2
I am Aubrielle Weaver, spending my summer in San Diego, California, at San Diego State University (SDSU). For the next six weeks, I will be studying microbiology. My mentor is Gregory Burkeen, who is a Ph.D. student at SDSU. This is week 2 of my internship. As soon as I came in on Monday, I […]
Natalie Trask, Spinal Cord Injury Research at the Fraizer Rehab Facility in Louisville Kentucky, Week Three
Hi everybody! This is week three of my internship at the Fraizer Rehab Facility in Louisville Kentucky. This week I read many more case studies discussing the importance of central pattern generators in the body. There are two central pattern generators in the human body, one is called the cervical enlargement, and the other is […]
Brooke Duncan: Software Development with Agile Onboarding, Week 3
To those who have read the past two week’s blogs, welcome back! And to those who are new here, welcome! My name is Brooke Duncan and I am doing a software development/engineering internship with Agile Onboarding here in Telluride, CO. It will come as no surprise to most of you that this week has been […]
Tiffany Wu, Chemistry at the University of Houston, Week Four
I’m Tiffany Wu, and this is my fourth week at the University of Houston working on my project about ellipsometry under the guidance of my mentor, Professor Baldelli. This week, I collected more data using the proper calibrations, built a replacement part for the machine, and worked on the quarter wave plate mechanism that I […]
Saida Holder, Chemistry at the University of Houston Week 4
My fourth week at the University of Houston went by so quickly! I never expected this internship to fly by as it has, and as each week goes by, I learn an incredible amount. This week, specifically on Monday, I had expected to promptly start my dipping process with our new “thermostatic oven” (styrofoam insulator), […]