July 27, 2014
By: Levi Edouna
I really don't know how to sum up this summer; it's seems like such an insurmountable task that simply suggesting it is Dr. Grunwald's lasting jest. But here goes: 1. For all the things we have discovered and understand, there...
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July 26, 2014
By: Miranda Allen
To begin, I would like to thank Dr. Katsanis, and my secondary mentor, Kavita, and the rest of the members of the Center for Human Disease modeling for the tremendous opportunity to learn and work with them. And, their patience,...
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By: Vanessa Wu
It's hard to believe that my 8 weeks of research have actually ended, and that I won't see Duke's campus again for several weeks. I came into this program with overblown expectations of what I would be able to accomplish,...
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By: Azeb Yirga
I’ve often thought that I learn more about life every summer than I learn in a whole school year. This summer, I think I learned more about what I want to do with my life than I learned in all...
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By: Victoria Green
As my third summer research program, I am somewhat invested in this whole ‘science’ thing. And I definitely feel satisfied with my return on my investment this summer. Working in the Bernhardt Lab was an exciting and rewarding experience. From...
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By: Jo Zhu
Eight weeks flew by—with the program coming to an end, I’m happy and proud that I made my first step onto the scientific journey. Through this immersive experience, I gained a better knowledge of computational genomics, improved my technical skills...
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By: Feimei Liu
The first day of the program, I spent 15 minutes trying to find my lab; I didn’t know anybody in it; I didn’t know how cool CRISPR/Cas9 was; I didn't know how to deal with RNA; I didn’t know about...
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July 25, 2014
By: Hannah Kwak
After 8 weeks of my very first research experience, I cannot believe how much I've learned. Outside of academics, I had a chance to interact with my PI one on one, met and learned how to get along with people,...
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By: Alcida Karz
Why couldn’t time have flown this fast when I was waiting for my gels to run? It’s July 25th already, and my time in the Howard Hughes Research Fellows Program is finished. This past semester, when I was hoping to...
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By: Wilson Brace
Hey Everybody, The program has come to a close and with it, a stimulating two months of science. We read paper after paper, we wrote methods, proposals, lines of code. We tested subjects and made posters. Above all, we were given...
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By: Wilson Brace
Some of the best parts of the summer, without a doubt, were the guest speaker seminars several mornings a week. We had a huge range of people come in to talk about their lives of work within the biomedical field. I...
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July 24, 2014
By: Ayo Douglas
My research journey during these past eight weeks has been a phenomenal adventure. Coming in, I was unsure of what to expect, but after these eight weeks, I know I have grown as a scientist. Through this experience, I gained...
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By: Alexander Merriman
Hello everyone, It is hard to believe that eight weeks has gone by so quickly. This program flew by, with the exception of this past week. I never knew how much work went into making a scientific poster, but in...
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By: Alexander Merriman
Hello everyone, For the week 7 assignment, we were asked to discuss the summer seminar series and reflect on one of the faculty talks we heard. This is a little late (sorry!), so I would like to reflect upon the...
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By: Mitch Lee
For the past eight weeks, I've had the opportunity to be a scientist. Or, at least, I've had the opportunity to feel like a scientist. And if I had to say just one thing about that feeling, it would be...
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By: Nina Sun
"Started from the bottom now we're here" - Well-known Canadian poet As the program comes to close, I cannot believe how quickly the summer has passed. Eight weeks ago, the title of my first post was "Started from...
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By: Erin Brooks
"Find your calling," Dr. Lefkowitz advised us when he spoke to the Howard Hughes Research Fellows this past Tuesday morning. Whether its in music, math, or oceanography, find that calling and follow it. If a Nobel laureate ever gives you...
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By: Becky Li
There's been so much going on these past few weeks that it's hard to sum it all up into words. But through the insightful faculty talks, new friendships, and of course deeply involved lab experience, I can definitely say that...
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