July 31, 2023
By: Catherine Pyne
I'm not usually too sentimental, but I'm incredibly grateful for the experiences and memories I've made at this year's BSURF summer program. I'm thankful to Dr. Grunwald and Dr. Harrell for organizing the program and Grace Hooks and Kehali Woldemichael...
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July 29, 2023
By: Erika Rispoli
If I tried to summarize everything I’ve learned this summer, about complex scientific techniques, about careers in research, and about myself, I think this blog post would be a novel. My mentor, Dr. Trisha Vaidyanathan, was the key component in...
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July 28, 2023
By: Maia Goel
At the beginning of the summer, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I had enjoyed lab work and studying genetics in class, but I had been clearly guided through all of my previous experiences. When beginning my project, I...
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By: Wigdan Hissein
As I lay on my Swift bed for the final time, reminiscing about the past 8 weeks, I find myself constantly wondering "Where did all the time go"? It feels as if it were just yesterday when I got an...
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By: Emma Podol
Way back in seventh grade my science teacher told us that “for every question you answer, a hundred more questions should form,” a quote that has stuck with me ever since. My time in BSURF has given me the opportunity...
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By: Jarvis Savage
When I started this blog and this summer program, my primary expectations were to develop experience in a lab and learn about the lifestyle of a researcher. And as this summer comes to close, I can say these expectations were...
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By: Arielle Kim
Hello! I knew BSURF would feel quick, but wow, these last eight weeks have flown by. In my first blog post, I wrote about how I had always been slightly intimidated by research. I was nervous about my capabilities in...
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By: Julian Orrego
As I'm sitting here writing this, my dear friend Riley Reeves is strumming along to "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. In many ways, this song encapsulates my feelings about this summer and my future in general. My B-SURF summer experience changed...
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By: Riley Reeves
I was attracted to BSURF as an entry-point into research. I felt a little overwhelmed in my first year trying to find and join a lab. BSURF made it really easy for me to be in a lab, and I'm...
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By: Kennedy Truitt
To be quite honest, this summer was way more than I ever anticipated it to be. To start, the lab that I was able to be apart of, the Animal Locomotion Lab, was a blessing to be a member of....
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July 27, 2023
By: David Su
The past eight weeks have been filled with exciting challenges, discoveries, and unforgettable experiences. From the moment I stepped foot into the lab, I was welcomed by the group members who fostered an environment of growth. As I dived into...
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By: Kibir Elias
When I applied to BSURF, I didn't know what I was going to do this summer. I thought that as long as it was related to biology, I should be fine. I have to say that this program exceeded my...
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By: Jaqueline Villanueva Govea (she/her/hers)
I can’t believe my summer with BSURF is coming to an end?!?! It seems as though it was yesterday when I first stepped inside the Perfect lab, kind of nervous but mostly excited too for what the summer would bring....
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July 26, 2023
By: Wigdan Hissein
As I reflect on all of the captivating guest faculty speaker's we've had this summer, there was one who left an everlasting impression on me— Dr.Robert Lefkowitz. His journey from a medical resident to becoming a Nobel laureate showed me...
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By: Frank Lin
Was it really 8 weeks ago when I first introduced my readers to the start of my journey this summer with the Chi lab and where I noted that we should eat more iron? Just a few weeks ago it...
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By: Christopher Kang
If you had told me that I would be working in a full cleanroom suit this summer, I wouldn't have believed you. My favorite experience from the lab has been working on the fabrication of the master, which must be...
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July 25, 2023
By: Hannah Baetge
Change has always been a challenge for me - new environments, routines, and especially meeting new people and learning to trust them. The start of BSURF was no exception. In all honesty, the first week was overwhelming, filled with unfamiliarity:...
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By: Vinicius Xie Fu
One of the main insecurities I had working in the lab before this summer was feeling lost in the techniques and rationale of the experiments. I couldn’t see the purpose of the assays or could only understand how they worked...
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