That’s a wrap on BSURF!

After the conclusion of the poster presentation for BSURF, I decided to reread my very first blog about my expectations of the summer. These past 8 weeks have flown by, yet the Amelia writing the first blog seems so different....

All of the faculty seminars have been super insightful and Dr. Emily Bernhardt’s talk particularly stood out to me. She is an ecologist at Duke who studies how energy and elements move, specifically focusing on environmental issues that people care...

Mentors: Anne Draelos, Ph.D., Liz O’Gorman, John Pearson, Ph.D (Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics) The intersection of neuroscience and advanced computational software opens the door for increasingly complex and integrative experiments. Improv is a software platform that allows users to...

Over this past week I really enjoyed listening to everyone’s chalk talks and learning about their projects. I was particularly interested in Piper's talk and her project on the gut microbiome. Nutrition is very important to me, so I’m always...

Down a few stairs of the LSRC and through the doors of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience lies the Pearson Lab. As I walk in each morning, I’m greeted by the other undergrad in the lab, Chris, my mentor Dr....

Ever since Dr. John Pearson was a kid, he knew he wanted to be a scientist. He is now living out that dream with his own lab, the Pearson lab. Earlier this week, I had the privilege of sitting down...

Visualizations are a key tool for researchers to be able to communicate their data and results. Great visuals can give scientists the power to internalize complex systems. This summer, I am working with Dr. John Pearson’s lab on their improv...

Hi everyone! My name is Amelia and I’m excited to blog about my journey with BSURF. I expect to learn a lot this summer, and grow as both a researcher and a person.  I am working in the Pearson lab,...