Week 5

Because Misaki Foster and I have been friends since we met last fall, I was bound to know something about her research before the chalk talk. While I knew she was working on mitosis in caterpillars, I didn’t fully understand...

While my research occurs in a lab, it was very interesting to learn of our other peers’ research that happens in the field. I was particularly fascinated by Xitlali’s project and its intersection in the broader efforts of environmental nonprofits. ...

This week I wanted to take the time to shout out the work being done by George in the Mooney Lab! George’s talk stood out to me for two different reasons. The first is the fact that he gets to...

At the Bursac lab, Anuj is working on engineering muscle cells by differentiating human iPSCs (as well as primary cells) into cardiac and skeletal tissue. These cells generate forces that model actual human tissue, which is pretty cool! In one...

During his summer with BSURF, Zach is working with the McClay lab (which actually shares a space with the Wray Lab where I am working this summer). Dr. McClay is known for dedicating his career to mapping the gene regulatory...

I knew going into the chalk talks that Misa Foster's would be one to look forward to. From our previous conversations, I knew she was studying butterfly wing development. But even with my high expectations, she still managed to wow...

For those of us working on developing next-generation therapies, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals, it's easy to take the actual mechanism of drug delivery for granted. While the molecules we purify and test against pathogens and/or tumors may do perform quite well...

This week everyone in BSURF gave quick presentations to the rest of the program, essentially summarizing our work so far this summer in our respective labs. Specifically, I wanted to highlight Ben Johns' chalk talk about his work on the...