July 24, 2023
By: Jaqueline Villanueva Govea (she/her/hers)
Throughout the past 7 weeks, we have had the honor to hear from various speakers across campus that are doing amazing things in different fields, whether it’s in a lab setting or through the academic world. With each lecture, insightful...
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By: Catherine Pyne
Throughout the BSURF summer program, we've had the incredible opportunity of attending an array of faculty talks, all of which were inspiring and insightful, and I'm incredibly grateful for these opportunities. As we near the end of the summer, I...
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By: Erika Rispoli
This summer, through BSURF, I’ve had the opportunity to hear talks from a vast array of Duke professors, allowing me to gain a better understanding of the many possible paths through academia. Dr. Chantell Evans’ talk stood out to me–not...
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By: Riley Reeves
I've valued each faculty talk we've had the opportunity to hear during these seven-almost-eight weeks, but Emily Bernhardt's talk stood out to me because it hits so close to home-- literally! As a local, it was really cool to hear...
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July 23, 2023
By: Jarvis Savage
During this summer in the BSURF program, there were many faculty speakers who visited us to discuss their research and the paths they took to get where they are. One of these presenters was Lawrence David, who specializes in studying...
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By: Maia Goel
This summer, I’m really grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from so many amazing scientists through our faculty seminars. Our first talk was given by Dr. Steve Nowicki, and it set the tone for all the interesting talks...
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By: Lisa Garnier
Amongst the amazing speakers that we heard, Dr.Evans stood out to me. Her talk hit all the important points: her origin story, how she became a scientist, and how she runs her lab today. Dr.Evans showed that she was an...
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By: Kennedy Truitt
The chalk talk that stuck out the most to me was the one given by Dr. Chantall Evans. Her work includes cell biology with a definitive focus on the mitochondria. Her talk was fascinating and helped shut down some pre-concieved...
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By: Emma Podol
Seven weeks of BSURF have flown by, and during each of those weeks we were introduced to a wide variety of faculty. Their talks provided insight into cool branches of biology, ongoing projects at Duke, and what paths to careers...
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By: Julian Orrego
When I think of a guest speaker talk from the last eight weeks that has truly fascinated me, I immediately go back to that first week, when Dr. Steve Nowicki gave his talk on categorical perception. Categorical perception is the...
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By: Kibir Elias
During BSURF, we had the opportunity to hear from many amazing professors at Duke. One talk that I particularly enjoyed was that of Dr. Chantell Evans. Her research is is cell biology and neurobiology. However, that was not always her...
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By: Arielle Kim
I have admired Professor David's work on nutrition and the gut microbiome since the beginning of freshman year, so I was very excited for his talk. In my "Exploration of Genetics and Genomics" FOCUS cluster, I took a course on...
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By: David Su
This week, Dr. Lawrence David gave a very interesting talk on microbiome, genomic insights, and nutrition. His talk shed light on the intricate connections between what we eat and our overall well-being. As someone who has a deep passion for...
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July 22, 2023
By: Frank Lin
I feel so lucky to have heard from so many different faculty members who have presented their own fascinating research and pieces of advice in addition to their own path in getting to where they are now. With that I...
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July 21, 2023
By: Vinicius Xie Fu
One of the first things we notice when moving to a new place is, perhaps, the food. What vegetables or fruit do people in this country eat? What’s the typical breakfast like? More recently, young people also started to make...
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By: Hannah Baetge
I've really enjoyed all the faculty talks this summer. I received amazing advice and insights into the world of science and was exposed to some of the most novel research ideas I've ever heard! I particularly enjoyed Dr. Steve Nowicki's...
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July 20, 2023
By: Christopher Kang
Although I have never seen a single minute of the Star Trek franchise, Dr. Mohamed Noor still captivated me with his insightful speech about the bridge between science and fiction. I admire his ability to convey concepts of evolution through...
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July 17, 2023
By: Lisa Garnier
The CRISPR/Cas-9 system is an RNA-based DNA targeting system that is used to localize effector proteins to manipulate specific regions of DNA. For instance,null-nuclease Cas9 (dCas9) proteins can be fused to epigenome modifiers to activate or repress target genes.Cas9...
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