Learning about new research from my peers!

As a Brackenridge fellow this summer, I hope to learn from the strategies of other researchers to guide and strengthen my own research. Hearing from other students about the topics and challenges they are researching helps put the research I am working towards in a wider context, and also provides me with the opportunity to…

Welcome to My Brackenridge Story!

My name is Roey Beniluz, and I am a rising senior studying Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry. I live in East Brunswick, New Jersey. I love to travel, learn languages, and spend time outdoors. According to data from the US census, the population of adults age 65+ grew by 34.2% during the past decade….

CURF 3: Reflections and Recommendations to New Researchers

This semester, I learned that the process of conducting research is not often as linear and straightforward as I thought when planning out experiments. There are often unforeseen challenges that arise that can delay or modify the approach you take to conducting the research. Coming into the semester, I had a detailed plan for the…

Blog 2: Becoming a Researcher

I first became interested in research by speaking with some students about their experiences in research labs. I then did some exploring online and found a wealth of amazing and intriguing research going on at Pitt and began reaching out to labs that I saw were looking for students or that just sounded interesting. I…