Sophia McNamara, Microbes at the Schmidt Lab, UC Boulder, Last Week
Wow! What a wonderful journey this internship has been My last week at the lab was probably one of my favorites! On Tuesday, I said goodbye to my mentor Steve, as he left for Svalbard that night. I have been In contact with him since then, and it seems like an awesome place. This week, […]
Sophia McNamara, Microbes at Schmidt Lab UC Boulder, Week 5
Hey! I can’t believe I only have one more week to go. My week began Monday morning, which consisted of some pretty standard weighing and randomizing. I also typed some old Quibit datato an organized spreadsheet. On Tuesday, Steve and Adam gave me, Melia, and Emily a emergency plan for if the incubator frosts up […]
Aubrielle Weaver, Microbiology at San Diego State University, Week Six
I am Aubrielle Weaver, spending my summer in San Diego, California, at San Diego State University (SDSU). For six weeks I have been studying microbiology. My mentor is Gregory Burkeen, who is a Ph.D. student at SDSU. This is week 6 and my final week of my internship. I encourage you to read my previous […]
Giada Amundson, Organic Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute, Week 7
Hello everyone! My name is Giada Amundson and I am doing organic chemistry at Scripps. The past 7 weeks have flown by and this is my last week in the lab. This week was slower but a very good last week in lab. I am so grateful for the amazing experience I was able to […]
Cheska Hrupcin, Entomology Research with the Brosi Lab at RMBL, Week 5
Hello all! Wow, I can’t believe that I am done with my internship! This week was filled with our usual fieldwork. We experimented with filming with two new flowers (Geranium maculatum and Hymenoxys) to help train the AI for the next field season. This meant we did not manipulate these plants, they were only used […]
Sophia McNamara, Microbes at Wcmidt Lab UC Boulder, Week 4
Hello everybody! I can’t believe it’s already been another week. This week in the lab, I spent a lot of time learning how different branches of stem can work in tandem to better an experiment. On Monday, I looked over a graph I had made last week of a previous experiment’s […]
Tahlia Trevino, Marine Biology Research at Marine Science Institute (University of California Santa Barbara), Week 6
Hi everyone! My name is Tahlia Trevino, and this was the last week of my internship at the Miller Lab at UCSB. First, I would like to say how thankful I am to PinHead for this great opportunity. As well as a thank you to everyone at the Miller Lab who made my experience there […]
Jai Sanchez, The REEF, Week 4
I’m Jai Sanchez and I’m spending my summer in Santa Barbara, California studying marine and coastal life at UCSB/the REEF (Research Experience & Education Facility). The REEF is part of the Marine Science Institute’s (MSI) education and outreach program. The REEF is dedicated to teaching everyone about coastal biology, marine life, and how to preserve […]
Aiden’s aerospace engineering internship week 6
Hello to everyone reading this! this was my last week of my internship. and although I had a really great time in Oklahoma I’m glad to be going home to my family. and if there was one thing that I miss from still water is the vending machines in the regional air port, that and […]
Melaina Yender, Neuroscience and Click Chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute (Week Six)
Hello everyone! I am Melaina Yender and this is my sixth and final week researching neuroscience and click chemistry at the Ye Lab at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California. This has been such an incredible experience and I have taken away an immense amount of knowledge. I am very honored to have […]
Natalie Lopez Ramirez, Metabolism at the Ye Lab, Week 6
Hi everyone, I am Natalie Lopez Ramirez, and this is my last week of studying metabolism at the Ye Lab at Scripps. The six weeks I’ve spent here have flown by! I can’t believe it’s already over. I didn’t go into the lab on Monday. Instead, I went fishing! Our lab had its summer outing […]
Cheska Hrupcin, Entomology Research with the Brosi Lab at RMBL, Week 4
Hi all! So crazy that I only have one week left of this fantastic internship! This week did have some unfortunate bumps in the road but, it was still so great! My mentor (Chris) could not work with us this week so, I got to work with the QNEST team. We spent most days out […]