Sarah Belanger, Brown, Week 5
It’s hard to believe there’s only one week left in my internship. Week 5 was all about tying threads together, both in the work I’ve been doing and in what I’ve learned so far. This week, I focused on finishing up bits of my code and comparing it with my mentor to workshop how we […]
Ally Metzger – Ecology at RMBL – Week 1
Hi everyone! This is the first week of my internship at RMBL, an amazing field research station located in the small town of Gothic, just outside of Crested Butte, CO. This is truly such an incredible opportunity I have been given, and I can’t wait to make the most of my time here! This week […]
Azari Guerrero, Burton Lab at Scripps Research, Week 5
Welcome back, everybody. I’m Azari, and I just completed my fifth week at Scripps Research. Just a refresher, I’m working with Nate Beutler, a post-doctoral immunologist who, through antibody discovery and therapeutic design, is working to understand why an effective vaccine for malaria hasn’t been developed yet. This week, my other mentor, Ben Nemoz, returned […]
Shiloh Warthen – Immunology + Microbiology at Briney Lab, TSRI – Week 5
Hi again! I’m Shiloh and this is week 5 at the Briney Lab at Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California. Quick Refresher: the Briney Lab operates within the Immunology and Microbiology department at Scripps as a subsection of the Burton Laboratory. Its members work to analyze human immune responses to infectious diseases like HIV, […]
Lana Kenworthy – Chemical Biology at DNC, Scripps, Week 5
Welcome back to my blog! I can’t believe I only have one more week left at my incredible internship at the Dorris Neuroscience Center in San Diego. I have had such an enjoyable experience in the lab assisting my mentor Cailynn Wang with her research on tissue clearing and drug distribution. This week I was […]
Kiera Iversen, Ting Wu Lab HMS, Week 5
Welcome back to my blog! Just a reminder, I am coming to the close of my fifth week at the Ting Wu Genetics Lab at Harvard Medical School! This week has been so great; we continued our research on telomeres and their positions in the nucleus. To do this, as the Ting Wu lab specializes […]
Noelle Roth, University of Houston, Week 5
Hi everyone! This past week has been incredibly busy, but I’ve had so much fun. Because this was the last week, we tried to fit in as much as possible (within reason). We have all been rushing, trying to finish lab work and posters. Lab Work I focused on making and experimenting with samples this […]
Eli Ellison, APR Internship, Week #3
Hi everyone, I just finished my third week with APR in Auburn, Alabama. It’s been another awesome week! APR is a performance tuning and parts company that focuses on Audi and Volkswagen vehicles. I’ve continued to learn more about all the areas APR works in, getting the chance to move around and experience different departments […]
Valentina Zago Carolei, Norwood, Week 1
Hi!! I’m so glad I got to start my internship! This first week of my internship was so exciting and full of learning. Each morning, I commute to Norwood Medical Center, where I get to shadow and learn from a variety of healthcare professionals—medical doctors (MDs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs). I’ve been […]
Seamus McParland-Daab, San Diego State University, Week #4
Plaque assay pun incoming… I tried to tell a joke about bacteriophages once, but it didn’t plaque—let’s hope today’s content sticks better! All jokes aside this week the plates once again did not plaque, but this time it was the other interns plates. Bala and I were tasked with walking the newer interns through the […]