Brackenridge: Growing Together

As summer comes to an end along with the Brackenridge Fellowship and I begin to reflect on all my experiences, it became apparent that my thinking matured relating to my research. More precisely, how I think about my project and connect the dots between different experiments. This skill is essential for understanding role the that…

Brackenridge: Communicating my Research

As summer quickly progresses, it is easy for me to underestimate the progress I have made on my project. As a quick recap, I am studying a protein that was shown to be important for DNA breakage in mice; however, in Caenorhabditis elegans, it looks like it may be a part of DNA repair, which is exciting….

Brackenridge – Building Bridges

It is truly mind-blowing how fast these four weeks have gone since the beginning of the Brackenridge Fellowship. Since starting, I have had the opportunity to meet with fellows pursuing a similar path and conducting research in a similar vein. On the flip side, I also had the chance to meet researchers in entirely different…

Brackenridge Introductions: Broadening Horizons

About Me Hi there! My name is Zach Leydig, and I am a rising senior majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Chemistry. I am incredibly excited to be a part of the Brackenridge Fellowship this summer to continue my research after being a part of the Fall Research Fellowship. Originally a Nursing major, I am…