August 5, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
I know, I know, this is really late. I am just now getting time to ponder of the experience I had this summer, but words cannot express how thankful I am for being able to participate in BSURF this summer....
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July 22, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
One of my favorite activities of the BSURF program was the opportunity for all of my classmates and I, along with Dr. Grunwald and Jason, to gather in the early hours of the day to listen to inspiring scientists...
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July 15, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
Dystonia is a neuromuscular disorder in which muscles make involuntary contractions, leading to abnormal and often times repetitive movements. It has been found that a common mechanism for several types of dystonia—each characterized by the gene adversely affected—was an impairment...
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July 8, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
In my lab, not every day is the same. Depending on what is going on with our project, some days may be busy days, and some days may be "waiting" days, when we are waiting for our experiments to run....
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June 30, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
I really enjoyed listening to everyone's talk this week! I learned a lot about neural circuitry, oxidative stress, and even the work that goes into gRNA design! One project that really stood out to me was Christine's, titled: Identifying differences...
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June 24, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
My mentor--Connor -- is from North Carolina and is about to finish his final year at Duke. He plans on majoring in biology with a minor in neuroscience. According to him, his interest in these two fields began when he...
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June 17, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
This summer, my mentor and I will be examining the role of intracellular structures-specifically, the biomarkers of these structures--in neurological movement disorders. One of the main techniques that we will be using for this is western blotting. Western blotting is...
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June 8, 2018
By: Adaora Nwosu
This summer, through the B-SURF program, I will be working in Dr. Calakos' lab. During these next eight weeks, there are many opportunities that I hope to have. I hope that this summer will be a great learning experience. One...
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