July 7, 2022
By: Rena Ouyang
I will be discussing about Natalia's chalk talk about chronic pain in mice. Essentially, Natalia talked about translational pain medicine in terms of short-term and chronic pain alike. The idea of chronic pain is interesting because while pain should be...
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July 6, 2022
By: Yaneli Guerra Hernandez
My project in the lab is to analyze the effect of the TREM 2 gene on macrophage polarization; the hypothesis being that TREM2 upregulates macrophage polarization and positively drives regeneration. The procedures I perform to accomplish the further analysis of...
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July 4, 2022
By: Ariella Ruiz
Whether there's a BSURF morning meeting or not, I start my day with a short walk to the Dong Lab in BioSci. I take a few minutes to settle in and wait to meet with either one of my mentors....
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By: Amelia Cangialosi
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....
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By: Emma Sardy
At this point I have settled into a routine at the lab. I arrive and touch base with my mentor. We discuss what I will be doing that day, why I am doing it and how it will propel my...
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By: Jordan Reaves
There isn’t really a “typical day” in my lab. There is a reasonably large variance in what I do day to day. Despite that, I can give the broad categories that the things I do fit under. The first of...
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By: Lauren Sar
Each day in lab can easily become very hectic and I often find myself learning new procedures, having interesting conversations on topics I’ve never heard of, and meeting new people every single day. However, a pattern has begun to emerge in...
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By: David Bearden
Performing computational research is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you can work anywhere you want. You are not limited to working in a single location, as all you need is a working internet connection that allows you to remotely...
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By: Kyle Coaker
Hey everyone! For the past few weeks, I have completed a variety of tasks and assays that makes each day in the lab unique. So, for this week’s blog, I’ve chosen to reflect on what I did and what I...
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July 3, 2022
By: Natalia Bojorquez
For me, it's kind of hard to write about a day in my life at the lab because of how varied the days have been from the very beginning. However, this isn't a bad thing. It's kept every day looking...
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By: Vidita Shah
I'm going to preface this by saying that my "Day in the Life" is a bit of a mess. My day in the lab starts with a sweltering walk to the Chesterfield building in downtown Durham. For those unfamiliar, it's...
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By: Vidita Shah
Throughout her scientific career, Dr. Zhiqing Huang has had to navigate international moves, her obligations as a wife and mother, and her own growing and changing interests as a scientist. At the beginning of our interview, Dr. Huang started by...
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By: Laura Scarpelli
Kim Petras and Taylor Swift sing to me as my morning commences with my 1.3-mile walk from Swift to Wilkinson's 3rd floor. A peaceful walk, not that tormenting hot midday weather, reminding me of home. At 10 am I arrive...
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By: Sam Shi
A morning in the lab usually starts with me going over past protocols and adjusting amounts/volumes of reagent based on experimental conditions and optimization guidelines. Most of what I have done during the past weeks was subcloning plasmids that had...
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By: Tochi Onuegbu
The Edwin Jones Building, the location of the Abraham Lab, is sandwiched between two other buildings that tower over it. To any passerby, it may be hard to miss the building. But I have memorized each twist and turn, making...
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By: Sid Ghanta
Whether it's a BSURF morning or not, it wouldn't be a day at the lab without me starting off by investigating a new route to MSRB1 in my unending pursuit of the fastest way to the lab. After I get...
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By: Morayo Abbey-Bada
Climbing up the stairs in the French Family Science Center after the morning BSURF session, I arrive at the Volkan lab where the lab technicians have already arrived. I have a good idea of the tasks I need to accomplish...
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July 2, 2022
By: Ashley Alcantar Magana
Every morning I arrive at the Soderling Lab with an idea of what my goals and steps are for the day ahead. At some point within the past week, my bench mentor and I would have discussed the experiments, protocols,...
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