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New summer, new lab, new people, new operating systems. The first thing I learned at Dr. Bruce Donald's lab was how to open a file.  Yes, I was making progress at record-breaking pace with the help from my undergraduate mentor,...

Learning science has always been one of my deepest passions, and I am always very excited about the constant sense of discovery, no matter how small, that research brings.  I am truly glad to be able to finally put into...

First week in the HHRF Program: I was introduced as the only undergrad to a group of welcoming ph.D students in Duke CBB (Computational Biology and Bioinformatics) Program, only then to be completely overwhelmed by their presentations during group meeting....

I just finished my first week interning at the Coers lab. This first week has been wonderful, and it has made me look forward to the rest of my time in this lab. I’m enjoying the experience because I’m working...

Why do you like neuroscience? Sometimes I find this question to be the most frustrating and difficult to answer. World-changing, groundbreaking, and clinically invaluable researches are not what actually drive my interest in neuroscience; I’m just purely fascinated by our...

I have had a fair amount of laboratory experience, whether it be from lab courses in high school, at Duke, or summer programs over the summer. During that time, I was pretty sure that I had mastered the art of...

I can't believe I am back in the lab! I participated in two research summer programs previously, so I thought I would know what to expect this summer. . . Already the Howard Hughes Research Fellows program has surpassed my expectations!...

I was extremely grateful when I found out I was accepted to the Howard Hughes Research Fellowship. I have known for quite some time that I wanted to spend my summer in a lab, which made this program especially appealing...

When I first found out that I got accepted into the Howard Hughes Research Fellows Program it was unfortunate (for the people around me) because I was in the middle of The Ms. Black and Gold Pageant and I was...

I first dipped my toes into the sterile, infinitely deep waters of biomedical research a little less than a year ago. Since then I’ve either been drifting easily into a hematoxylin-colored sunset or drowning in data and deadlines, crying out...

After walking up Research Drive, through the construction-friendly side entrance of the Duke Eye Center, and up 4 flights of stairs to the top of the Albert Eye Research Institute, I stuck my lunch baggie in the kitchen fridge and...

When I first read that I had been accepted to the Howard Hughes program for the summer, I was immediately nervous and incredibly excited to see what the summer would hold. After talking with an alumni of the program, I...

First week - new labs, new people, new routines. Hope it's a good one! Dr. G