July 26, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
When I first applied to BSURF, I had no idea what to expect. I had no experience working in a research lab, and the thought of dedicating my entire summer to it seemed daunting, to say the least. I felt...
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July 22, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
In the past couple of weeks, we have had a lot of amazing, accomplished speakers, all at different points in their careers, come talk to us about life and science. Each talk has been fascinating, with a new life story...
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July 15, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
Throughout the world millions of people are affected by Plasmodium Falciparum, a parasite responsible for the transmission of the deadliest form of malaria. Several molecules in the parasite work to keep it alive during transmission and infection; PI3P is one...
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July 8, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
Through the past couple of weeks my routine in lab has kind of been all over the place. Depending on the goal for the day, I alternate between the third, fourth, and ultimately the fifth floor (where my lab is...
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July 1, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
I would like to start this post off by saying that all of the chalk talks given this past week were absolutely amazing! They all dived into complex topics like genetics and neurobiology in a simple way that made understanding...
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June 24, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
Dr.Emily Derbyshire started out as an undergraduate at Trinity College, a liberal arts college in Connecticut, where she studied Chemistry. As an undergraduate, she always knew that she wanted to pursue research; she had gotten some glimpses of it in...
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June 15, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
In the Derbyshire Lab, my project focuses on studying the interaction between a Plasmodium falciparum parasite protein, PfHsp70-1 and a phospholipid, PI3P. Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular, protozoan, parasite species that infects humans. It is transmitted though mosquito bites and...
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June 10, 2018
By: Tamanna Srivastava
Over the course of the next 8 weeks, I will be working in the Derbyshire Lab, a biochemistry lab dedicated to researching malaria parasite biology. Through this experience, I hope to learn new research skills and understand where my research...
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