The Health Sciences Research Fellowship has allowed me to interact with peers from different disciplines. Although I have met students from the same major, our research interests and methodologies are incredibly diverse. It has allowed me to explore different areas of neuroscience research and learn about what other disciplines are exploring. I hope to learn different experimental methods that students are implementing in their projects. I have noticed that many projects utilize similar research methodologies such as immunostaining and cell culturing. Although this is not surprising since we are all conducting health sciences research, it is interesting to discover the different nuances in each project. Michelle Spratt’s project is particularly interesting to me. Michelle is exploring the protein Oligodendrocyte Myelin Glycoprotein (OMGp) and its connection to schizophrenia. While speaking to her about her project, I learned that Michelle frequently images and constructs data analysis, which is interesting to learn as it is different from my project. We have been able to troubleshoot our problems with Western Blot protocols (arguably one of the most intricate protocols I have encountered) and help each other become better researchers! Although the fellowship is focused on the health sciences, I have interacted with peers that are in different disciplines as I am. Also, some students have double majors in the humanities which indirectly guides their research in the sciences. For example, I am interested in narrative medicine, and I am majoring in philosophy. Because of this, it is important for me to learn how to effectively communicate my research to an audience. I have met other students that are also studying sociology or Africana studies, and it is interesting to see how that discipline interacts with their science research. It is crucial to interact with people across disciplines to learn about information outside of your realm and obtain an interdisciplinary education. I have grasped little bits of knowledge from my peers discussing their research which I would not have known otherwise. However, it can be difficult to break down the scientific jargon. For example, although I am a science major, it is difficult for me to understand chemistry research because I am concentrating on neuroscience. Although communication across disciplines can be an obstacle, I think the fellowship provides us with the necessary forum to practice communicating our research and methods to a wide audience. I have noticed that the majority of students in my cohort are interested in applying to medical school. It will eventually be necessary for us to break down scientific information to a patient from a completely different discipline.