July 20, 2015
By: Christin Hong
The faculty talks throughout the program provided perspectives from various areas of science. Many of the professors' enthusiasm and passion for their research were contagious and made me excited for the research that I was conducting. My favorite talk was...
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By: Michael Widmann
The summer faculty presentations were a fantastic way to hear about what research is happening on campus and how the established faculty became scientists. Of these presentations my favorite was Dr. Susan Alberts presentation. It was fascinating hearing about the...
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By: Mickias Tegegn
The seminars this summer have significantly enriched my understanding of the life of a PhD. Between the cutting edge research and the different paths these scientists took to get there, I’m beginning to see how diverse this lifestyle really is....
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By: Chris Chang
As a former cross country runner, running more a way of life than a thing I do for exercise. While I’m certainly not as fast as I once was, running still is a way for me to clear my mind...
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July 19, 2015
By: Jonathan Grego
Each of the presentations that various faculty from various departments throughout the summer were exciting and intriguing and gave me an insight of what was going on within other labs similar to the chalk talks. I wish we had more...
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By: Marie-Martine Uwera
How would life be without science and technology? I can't even picture the world without it. Scientists have made this evolving world a better place to live in as they create adaptive strategies and tools. During the seminar series,...
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By: Emily Wu
This summer's faculty seminar series has been incredibly informative and compelling-- I particularly enjoyed listening to the personal life/ journey segments that all the speakers incorporated into their presentations, as they made these accomplished speakers seem more relatable. Additionally, I...
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By: Hayden Walcott
While I've enjoyed all the seminars presented this summer, Dr. Christina Williams's talk on aerobic exercise and its impact on the hippocampus stood out to me. I knew generally that the health of all the systems of our body is...
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By: Rachel Yang
All the faculty seminars were extremely engaging and inspiring, but one that I found particularly interesting was Dr. Geoffrey Ginsburg’s talk on precision medicine. Dr. Ginsburg discussed how genomic tools can revolutionize the practice of medicine, and I think the...
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By: Reena Debray
My favorite faculty talk this summer was by Dr. Shelia Patek, who studies the physics of ultrafast movement in mantis shrimp. Her presentation introduced us to the fastest known organismal movements—jumping in trap-jaw ants, propulsion of spores from fungi, snapping...
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By: Brandon Thio
This summer we were exposed to all sorts of scientists who all had incredible journeys to get to where they are today. I really enjoyed learning how they all got their start in science and hearing about their research. The...
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By: Danielle Dawes
I knew science was behind every aspect of life, but I never realized how much depth each area of science covered. Science really has no limits, and the more I learn about it, the more curious I become to discover...
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By: Justin Sapp
Over these past couple of weeks we have heard many interesting and insightful talks by some of the top researchers here at Duke. It was a great experience being able to learn about the many diverse backgrounds in which research...
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By: Brian Chan
Overall, I have really enjoyed the faculty seminars throughout the past two months. Listening to the fascinating work that professors do here on campus was really quite interesting, but seeing their passion and excitement for science first hand was inspiring...
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By: Joe Kreitz
What I appreciated most about this summer’s seminar series was the variety of departments that were sampled. I feel like if it were my personal decision to decide on faculty, they would all be from the same department or institute—my...
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By: Fabian Jimenez Contreras
This summer has been filled with interesting and exciting seminars by many of the interesting Duke faculty. For me one of the most interesting speakers was Dr. Christopher Kontos. I found both his career path and his research very interesting,...
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July 17, 2015
By: Adam Yaseen
Dear Plasmid Construct, Why’s it gotta be this way? I know things have been rough between us lately, but all I’m asking is for you not to religate. Just take the insert! I’m sorry I didn’t phosphorylate it last time,...
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July 13, 2015
By: Reena Debray
The hardest part of my research experience this summer was settling into the lab. I had very little experience with lab techniques, statistics, or coding before this summer, and even though I knew that I was just learning the basics,...
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