Over the summer, I have had a real chance to experience research. As opposed to my time in the Hammond Lab during the school year, I had a chance to get into the advanced methods of my field-doing techniques like CRISPR, creating and ordering novel plasmids, and taking more of an active role in my…
Author: Max Ehrlich
HSRF: Effectively Communicating My Research
Although usually only being a short blurb, the research purpose and significance statement is extremely important for communicating whatever research you are conducting. For the average person, this statement allows them to understand what research you are conducting at a layman’s level. For other peers in your research field (and outside), this statement says exactly…
My Cohort – Max Ehrlich
Meeting and conversing with other HSRF recipients has broadened my perspective on research significantly. Research as a whole is an incredibly broad discipline, and although my peers are conducting research that is on the outside very similar, their methods are completely different. I hope to understand how to look at a project from different perspectives,…
HSRF Introduction: Max Ehrlich
Hello! My name is Max Ehrlich, and I am a rising junior. I am obtaining double degrees in History and Molecular biology, a minor in Chemistry, and certificates in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine and Geographic Information Systems. I am from Bethesda, MD-right outside of DC, and when I am not in the lab I like…
CURF 3: Final Reflections of the Semester
Over the course of the semester, my understanding of the research process changed quite a bit. Last spring, it appeared that my experiments were more successful on average. However, looking back, this is not completely true. Working with fewer variables and simpler mechanisms, my previous data looks better, and that was on purpose. Instead of…
CURF 2: Starting My Research Journey
Going into Freshman year, I knew that I wanted to join a lab and start to do research, but had no clue on where I should start. I talked to my Honors Biology professor and the course TA, and they both suggested cold emailing professors that work in the Department of Biological Sciences and the…
CURF 1: Lipid Kinases and Plasma Membrane Localization
Hello! My name is Max Ehrlich, and I am a sophomore majoring in History and Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry and a certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine. I will be conducting my Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship at the Hammond lab in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Cell Biology, under my mentor…