Throughout this summer, I had the time to focus my full attention on my research. I had the chance to troubleshoot my project, as some of my methods were not working initially. I discovered that one of our lab’s stock concentrations of TGF-beta, a cytokine I am using for my project, was contaminated. This caused…
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Communicating my Research through HSRF
Through the HSRF fellowship, I have been getting a lot of practice describing my research to many different people. I have come up with several strategies that I tend to use, especially when describing my research to general audiences. One of the first strategies I use when talking to someone outside my field is first…
Elizabeth Rubin: Collaborating with my HSRF Cohort
Hi everyone! I am part of the Health Sciences Research Fellowship this summer. Many of us in the fellowship are Biology majors or Neuroscience majors, planning on attending medical school and/or getting a PhD. Even though our experiences and future goals may seem similar to those outside the health sciences field, our research still varies…
HSRF Introduction- Elizabeth Rubin
Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth. I am a rising senior Microbiology major, getting a minor in Chemistry and certificates in Global Health and Conceptual Foundations in Medicine. Something unique about me is I used to compete in synchronized ice skating, and I still ice skate as much as I can in my free time…