Modern research involving interdisciplinary work is undeniably revolutionary; the advances made possible by the establishment of connections between professions that were previously considered unrelated are remarkable. Having the unique opportunity to experience this myself via the Brackenridge Fellowship Ideathon allowed me to witness the omnipotence of this method of research. I have always been a…
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Communicating with Interdisciplinary Researchers
All research is important. All knowledge gained from primary research is crucial for society to progress as a whole. Unfortunately, uploading research publications to official journals does not immediately upload all the new information into our brains. Furthermore, understanding research outside of one’s discipline proves difficult yet vital for interdisciplinary work. Learning how to communicate…
Reviewing My Cohort!
As I read through the various introductions of my fellow cohort student-researchers, I thought back to the days when I, like many other natural sciences students first entering undergraduate college, maintained a strict and inflexible definition of research; I was indubitably inexperienced to the constantly expanding world of research that I now understand encompasses so…
Brackenridge Fellow Introduction!
About Me Hi! My name is Devesh Malik and I am a rising third-year student at Pitt! I am a Biological Sciences major with a minor in Chemistry and Sociology, and a certificate in the Conceptual Foundations of Medicine. In the future, I hope to be a physician-researcher who balances patients and novel medical research….