August 3, 2017
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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By: Georgia Young
If I had two words to describe this summer, they would be: pipetting and grateful. While this may sound cheesy, this summer has made me realize that, no matter how much pipetting you give me, I will still enjoy working...
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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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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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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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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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August 2, 2017
By: Michael Ong
Wow. What a summer. #throwbackthursday to when I was confident I was going to get my M.D. and become a clinical doctor. #waybackwednesday to when I was going to get an M.D./Ph.D. #flashbackfriday to when I was going into environmental...
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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
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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July 30, 2017
By: Kristie Kim
Did you know that three Duke faculty have the name, Anne West? Anne J. West, Anne E. West, and Anne West. The Anne West who directed the faculty seminar this week is Anne West from the Department of Neurobiology. Dr....
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By: Cassie Ingram
I have to say, the seminars have been incredibly interesting and a great start to my mornings. I like that we have been able to listen to a wide breadth of science being done a Duke and learn about all...
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By: Chumba Koech
All summer we’ve had the opportunity to meet and learn from distinguished faculty which was super cool. One of my favorite talks I think this summer was from Dr. Christopher Kontos. Dr. Kontos is the director of Duke’s MD-PHD program....
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By: Alie Fink
Throughout the program we’ve had the opportunity to hear from a variety of researchers at Duke. They have studied everything from CRISPR to bird song varieties, but have all shared one thing: their passion. Everyone who spoke had a clear...
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By: Georgia Young
Dr. Stephen Nowicki lied to us. While I’m not a fan of lying, this lie was ~for science~, which made it acceptable. This lie, while small in size, made a big difference. The difference was between “pa” and “da” –...
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By: Maddie Go
“To learn stuff…about the world.” That was the first answer to Dr. Kathleen Donohue’s opening seminar question, given by yours truly. A soft round of chuckles rippled backwards through the seats of the classroom and I lowered my hand sheepishly....
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By: Martín Acosta
Happy accidents are those moments of sheer luck and coincidence in life that we've learned to cherish whenever they should pop up. We don't really think about them though. We never take the time to reflect on them, to think...
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By: Michael Ong
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my schedule revolves around my meals. To me, seminars primarily mean the time of day where I drag myself up ten million flights of stairs to French Family and finally get to...
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By: Maddie Ojeda
One of the faculty talks that stood out the most to me was Dr. Charles Gerbasch’s talk. After his talk I realized that his name had sounded pretty familiar. It then hit me that back when I was researching universities...
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