July 28, 2018
By: Alina Xiao
In my BSURF application, I wrote that I hoped to use this summer to explore a new field of biology and to connect with animals that I had not worked with before. Now at the end of the program, I...
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July 27, 2018
By: Christine Adjangba
Well… Great is an understatement. My time this summer has been enlightening and better than I could have imagined. At the start of the program, I wasn't sure if I wanted to pursue a career in research. I also didn't...
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By: Michael Wen
I have had one of the most worthwhile experiences in a long time. I got to continue to work full time in a lab that I love, meet amazing faculty speakers with all different experiences, and really work on my...
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July 26, 2018
By: Melissa White
Before my journey at Duke began, I never thought I would do research. I saw research as just working with mice 24/7 and doing menial tasks, not anything special at all that I would enjoy. And yet, something in my...
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By: Caitlin Lamb
At the beginning of the program, I made some goals, and fortunately, I reached those goals. As a refresher, here were my goals I wanted to accomplish: I would like to learn to make mistakes. I would like to learn...
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By: Michelle Lee
It's almost hard to believe that 2 months can seem to go by so quickly and yet have been filled with such a variety of ideas, people, and experiences. It's really helped to put into perspective where I want to...
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By: Tamanna Srivastava
When I first applied to BSURF, I had no idea what to expect. I had no experience working in a research lab, and the thought of dedicating my entire summer to it seemed daunting, to say the least. I felt...
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July 25, 2018
By: Ayana Paul
Summer 2018 is one of the most memorable summers I've had in my whole life. I've gone to Disneyworld, travelled abroad for a couple of weeks but I can never say I recieved as much as I did from this...
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July 24, 2018
By: Luke Sang
The past eight weeks in the BSURF program have truly been amazing. My time in the program and in the Brennan Lab has exceeded all my expectations coming into this summer. I remember that some of my most important goals...
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July 23, 2018
By: Michael Williams
Of all the Nobel Laureates and Basically-Nobel-Laureates that came to talk to us this summer, none stood out to me as much as Dr. Anne West. The main reasons that I found Dr. West's talk so valuable was because it...
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July 22, 2018
By: Julia Marshall
Over the last two months, we’ve had many different speakers come to give us talks. It was surreal for me to be in the same room as many people who have conducted breakthrough research (even one Nobel Prize winner!) and...
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By: Felix Steinruecke
Over the course of the summer we have had the opportunity to hear from a wide range of exciting and inspirational scientists at Duke, from up and coming faculty members such as Dr. Lawrence David and Dr. Amy Schmid to...
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By: Lillian Needam
Sometimes, as students, we forget to take advantage of all the resources provided by this phenomenal institution. One of these resources is the faculty. Twice a week, different faculty members speak to our program about their lives as a researcher....
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By: Melissa White
One of the things I look forward to the most each week are the faculty talks. I always find it valuable to be able to look into the life of a researcher and hear about their journey through life, especially...
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By: Caitlin Lamb
Over the course of the program, my fellow BSURFers and I had the opportunity to listen to various scientists talk about their research and their journey. All scientists had something amazing, thoughtful, and encouraging to say about their science, and to...
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By: Alina Xiao
One of the many things that I look forward to each week is to hear the faculty talks. While no one can predict what would happen in the future (to quote what Dr. Telen quoted from John Lennon, "Life is...
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By: Ayana Paul
Besides the immense amount of training I have recieved this summer, I have learned a lot about what I want for myself in the future. This is in part due to the seminars that I have witnessed in the last...
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By: Dang Nguyen
After a troubling week in lab (5 inexplicably failed trials, time restraints, and deadlines deadlines deadlines!), it's certainly nice to reflect on other research being done at Duke, especially when that research involves my favorite buggers: viruses! I introduce Dr....
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