July 28, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
I'm typing this having just recently submitted my final poster draft for the research symposium, but I feel like I only just submitted my first blog post a few days ago. Reflecting on the past 8 weeks, I feel comfortable...
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July 22, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
I enjoyed all of our faculty talks over the past few weeks, but Dr. Mohamed Noor's presentation in particular stood out to me. Two of my friends had actually worked in Dr. Noor's fly lab last semester. I also knew...
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July 17, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
Mentors: Jun Zeng, Dr. David Lawrence The human gut microbiome performs several important services beneficial to host health. In hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients, who often undergo total parenteral nutrition (TPN), this microbiome can become disrupted. However, we do...
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July 9, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
This week, we finally got to hear what everyone in the program has been up to for the last month and I'm impressed. There is such a diverse array of subjects, questions, and techniques we as a program have become...
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July 2, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
A day in the life of a microbiome scientist: My day at the David lab consists of a lot of sample processing. Human fecal samples don't just automatically go through a machine and become pretty strings of As, Ts, Cs,...
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June 25, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
My graduate mentor, Jun Zeng, is a 3rd year MGM student at the David Lab. Jun grew up in China, where he recounts loving "taking things apart" and learning how things worked. This love for discovery and exploration has carried...
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June 18, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
The scene opens up to a birds-eye view of the African savannah. From afar, all seems calm: the tall grass sways in the wind as sunlight bathes the sparse trees and bushes in gold. But as you zoom in closer...
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June 11, 2022
By: Piper Epstein
My expectation for the summer is to grow a lot. Not only will there be the growth of some friendly (and some not-so-friendly) bacteria at the David Lab, but also the more metaphysical growth of someone starting an entirely new...
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