As the summer begins to wind down, I am approaching the end of my Brackenridge Fellowship. What started out as simply a means to continue my research into the summer has developed into an enriching educational experience that has expanded my knowledge not only of how to execute my own projects and communicate my work…
Author: mag386pittedu
Hello! My name is Maggie, and I am a rising senior at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a biological sciences major with minors in chemistry and Irish language. I am currently a Brackenridge Fellow doing research on painful diabetic neuropathy in a mouse model of Type II Diabetes. I am also working as a teaching assistant for organic chemistry. Outside of school and research, I am the business manager of the Irish Dance Team at Pitt, Rince na gCathrach Cruach, and the president of the Irish Club at Pitt.
Communicating My Research
The past two weeks of the Brackenridge Fellowship have been heavily centered on articulating research ideas to diverse audiences. In our cohorts, we worked together to develop memorable, unique, and often humorous metaphors for various aspects of our research. From referencing scenes from the 2001 movie Shrek to describing how arcade claw machines work, we…
The Heart of the Brackenridge Fellowship: Gaining an Interdisciplinary Perspective
It has been four weeks since the Brackenridge fellowship began, and in that time, on top of working on my research, I have had the opportunity to meet and learn from other Brackenridge recipients whose knowledge and interests encompass a wide-range of research areas. When I applied for the Brackenridge fellowship, my main reason for…
Brackenridge Introduction: Margaret Gralinski
About me: Hello! My name is Maggie Gralinski, and I am a rising senior at Pitt majoring in biology with minors in chemistry and Irish. Outside of classes and research, I am the president of the Irish club at Pitt and the business manager of Rince na gCathrach Cruach, the Irish dance team at Pitt….