Now that we are in the final weeks of the semester, it’s nice to reflect on everything that has happened in the past 15 or so weeks. These months have kept me busy both in and outside of lab and have been full of new experiences and opportunities to grow as a student and researcher….
Author: katherineoppenheimer
CURF #2 The research journey
With the warm weather arriving this week, its finally feeling like spring, and it’s crazy to think we are already over halfway through the semester. While the start of the semester feels like yesterday, thinking back on when I first started in lab seems ages ago, likely because so much has happened and I have…
CURF Introduction – There’s traffic in your cells too
Hello! My name is Katie Oppenheimer. I am a Junior majoring in microbiology. I’m from Portland, Oregon. Coming from Oregon, I love to spend time in nature, especially backpacking and skiing. I conduct research in the O’Donnell Lab. The O’Donnell lab studies a-arrestins. These protein are adaptors involved in intracellular protein trafficking, acting as a…