When doing research it is important to be able to explain your ideas and work to a general audience that is not familiar with the field. This is because research is meant to improve some aspect of society. Therefore, other people need to comprehend your research. Something I have learned over the past couple years…

by Mary McFarland Throughout my time this summer during the Brackenridge fellowship I hope to learn from other recipients of the fellowship. I want to learn about other projects, subjects, research, etc from other students. Being pre med can be difficult sometimes because it is constantly the same science and same research that you focus…

My name is Mary McFarland and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. I am pursuing a neuroscience major, Italian and chemistry minors, and conceptual foundations of medicine certificate. This summer I am in the Brackenridge fellowship for my research in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The AD project focuses on the role that…