Hi everyone! As the Brackenridge and MCSI summer programs come to a close, I’m going to take a look at the work I’ve done, what I’ve learned, and where I’m going. For those of you not scouring this blog for my original post and dutifully reading up on all of that, I’m Kayleigh Phillips, a…
Category: Research Fellowship
Katelyn’s Brackenridge Reflection
It’s been a few eventful months of long days working at the bench, troubleshooting difficulties, and collecting data. I was able to achieve most of what I laid out in my original proposal, but not without setbacks. I originally planned to investigate what the loss of apoC3 does to the intestine in both the whole-mouse…
Brackenridge Reflection- Exploring Drug Delivery using Polymer Microparticles
Hi everyone! My name is Stacia Subick, and I am a senior chemical engineering student at Pitt! I had the honor of participating in the Brackenridge fellowship program this summer, conducting independent research in Dr. Steven Little’s lab. My project focused on investigating suppression of the immune response in mice through the use of polymer…
A Reflection on my Professional and Personal Development as a SHURE-Grid Fellow
As I am wrapping up my summer of research at Pitt, I am beginning to reflect on what I have learned from this experience and how that has affected my future goals. I participated in the SHURE-Grid research fellowship, an interdisciplinary program where I got to explore situations surrounding real life cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure…
Exploring Parental Money Talk — My Brackenridge Reflection
Hello everyone for the last time this summer! As a reminder of who I am — my name is Hanna Enos, and I’m a rising junior majoring in Psychology with minors in Neuroscience, Linguistics, and Applied Statistics. This summer, I worked under the guidance of my mentor Dr. Melissa Libertus to explore data from an…
Concluding My Brackenridge Experience
My Brackenridge experience this summer has been both challenging and rewarding, and I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity to have strengthened skills I can use moving forward in my academic journey. One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned is that research is an explorative process. Although I set out on this project with what…
Math Learning Through Routine-Brackenridge Reflection
As summer draws to a close and fall slowly approaches, I want to take the time to reflect on my journey participating in the Brackenridge Research Fellowship summer program. First, a brief introduction: my name is Felicia Shen and I am a rising senior with a Psychology major, an Applied Statistics minor, and a Children’s…
TikTok and Diet Culture: My Brackenridge Experience
The Brackenridge Fellowship has been such a rewarding experience. Upon acceptance to Pitt in 2021, I never knew how many resources the Honors College had to offer. I always knew that I would study abroad, but I never imagined myself conducting research. Even after I was awarded my Brackenridge Fellowship, I thought that it would…
2024 HSRF Introduction: Jiaan Xie
Hi everyone! My name is Jiaan Xie. I am a rising senior majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry. In my free time, I sing in the Treble Choir Ensemble at Pitt as I love singing with the group and feel the power of voices that resonate together in harmony. I am excited to…
Exploring Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry with Machine Learning in Particle Physics
Hello everyone! My name is Ethan Simpkins. I am a rising junior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. I am pursuing a major in Physics and Mathematics. My passion for my major has developed greatly through my life. It is an honor to be studying here at Pittsburgh University. This summer I received…