June 11, 2023
By: Catherine Pyne
My first introduction to "laboratory work" was in the world of my uncle's old Spider-Man comics, in which hasty human trials led to Dr. Curtis Connors becoming the infamous villain, the Lizard. Although this may disappoint potential readers, I am...
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By: Jaqueline Villanueva Govea (she/her/hers)
Hi :) and welcome to my blog post. My name is Jackie, and I am excited to say that I am working in the Perfect Lab this summer. The Perfect Lab focuses on understanding fungal development and pathogenesis's molecular and...
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By: Christopher Kang
Just like my FFWOC (first, "first week of classes") back in August 2022, my FFWOR has already been filled with a lot of work as we have hit the ground running. Despite having to read seemingly endless academic papers and...
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By: Jarvis Savage
Hello everyone! My name is Jarvis Savage and this summer I am working in the Chilkoti lab with a focus on elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs). ELPs undergo phase separation based on the temperature, meaning that they can form droplets in a...
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By: Hannah Baetge
Like many people my age, I've recently found myself reflecting on the question, "How can I live a life that I will never regret? What kind of life will bring me the greatest sense of pride ? " Up until...
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By: Julian Orrego
In the past week that I have been participating in BSURF, I have found that my expectations were surpassed. Prior to beginning BSURF, I had some background in research and was currently working in the same lab as I am...
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By: Kibir Elias
What do you expect from your summer research experience? Coming to college, I had an inclination to study biology. After reviewing the biology major here and what it entails, I saw that Duke offers many concentrations in different focuses within...
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By: Vinicius Xie Fu
I’ve found that sometimes not everyone attending the same lecture is necessarily equally as passionate about the subject as you. When it comes to Biology, some are there only for the diploma, others want to go to medical school and...
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June 10, 2023
By: Arielle Kim
Hello! I'm Arielle, and I am working in the Lutzoni Lab this summer for the BSURF program :) "Research" has always felt slightly intimidating to me. Coming into college, I had no research experience and had no clue on how...
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June 9, 2023
By: Frank Lin
Welcome readers to my blog and yes you read the title correctly, except just consume a healthy amount. From introductory biology courses when we get to tertiary structures of proteins you might recall something called hemoglobin that is found in...
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June 19, 2016
By: Courtney Hill
What do you expect from your summer research experience? Yep, that's right. You understood that title correctly. You see, like many of my fellow BSURF researchers, one of the main hopes I have for my summer experience is the humble desire...
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