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BSURF 2017

August 11, 2017

Thank you

By: Kristie Kim

As I reflect on the past two months of research, I am filled with an overwhelming feeling: gratitude. Thank you to the BSURF program for funding my research. Thank you to Dr. Grunwald, Jason Long, and my friends and mentors...
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August 7, 2017

I am elated!!

By: Aaliyah Davy

This summer has been so great, it's unbelievable. I went in knowing that I wanted to further my interest in microbiology, and I'm glad to confirm my interest! I will be continuing to work in Dr Heitman's lab this school...
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Moving Forward

By: Bruny Kenou

I thought 8 weeks of research was a long time but it actually ended a lot quicker than I thought it would. I had such an amazing and person-changing summer. I learned so much about research and even got to...
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More Research to Come

By: Ulises

I am very grateful to have been given this opportunity to participate in an enriching summer research program. BSURF has aided me in understanding more about the scientific world and how it works, as well as what are things that...
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Farewell to my PFD

By: Iris Chang

Canoeing on the Eno River this summer was such a fun albeit exhausting experience. A term that I learned, courtesy of Dr. Grunwald, is PFD: personal floatation device, a.k.a. life vest. (Being a swimmer since my youth I’d have expected...
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Summer of Learning!

By: Maddie Ojeda

This has probably been the most learning-filled summer I have ever had. Coming into the summer I had little idea as to what to exactly expect from my first research experience. One of the biggest lessons I have learned this...
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August 3, 2017

Of Mice and Death

By: Alie Fink

Here is a comprehensive list of the things that I learned this summer: When all of your mice die, you don’t go home. Mice do not know what weekends are. No matter how much Dr. Grunwald loves snakes, I will...
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Things that I learned this summer

By: Maddie Go

Science can be slow. And that’s the way it often is. When I started out this summer, I thought I would complete all the 3D modeling needed for my spines within two/three weeks. So when I found myself one month...
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What I Learned

By: Ian Levitan

Through these past weeks, I have discovered myself both personally and professionally. Having the opportunity to work at a prestigious lab as my first research opportunity has helped me grow in remarkable ways. I have learned a lot about the...
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The Basics

By: Ian Levitan

Dr. Anne West's seminar was particularly intriguing because of its focus on the "basic sciences". Oftentimes, I hear undergrads who say they want to do research in cancer or immunology "because it's cool," and yet many of the major scientific...
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And Scene

By: Rebecca Lee

After 8 weeks, it comes to a close. So, what I’ve learned: Time management is key. I still don’t have time management under my belt, which is pretty frustrating. Even ‘til the end, I couldn’t plan my time accordingly, which...
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More questions than answers…

By: Annika

As we wrap up the program and I mentally prepare myself for the 30-hour journey back home to India, I’ve been thinking a lot about how this summer has gone. BUSRF definitely didn’t go as expected—I had to change labs...
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July 31, 2017

Learning From Others

By: Ulises

I have enjoyed the seminar component of this program since it has allowed me to meet many of the faculty here at Duke. These seminars have enlightened me of what makes Duke research so unique and how important it is...
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