I have learned so much through my CUTF teaching experience so far, and I am very excited to share! My mentor for this project is Dr. Jesse Jack, a professor in the English literature department here at Pitt. Last semester, I was the UTA for her class “Representing Adolescence,” and she permitted me to teach…
CURF 2: Becoming a Researcher
My involvement in Dr. Freyberg’s lab started during my sophomore year, after developing an interest in neuroscience and psychiatric medicine. After taking an introductory neuroscience course, I became more curious about how researchers went about studying the cellular mechanisms of neurological disorders, and how they created treatments. Among these included Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and…
CURF #2: My Story In Research
As an international student who transferred to Pitt, I was not totally aware of the number of research opportunities offered for undergraduates. When I first got here, I looked into the website of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and saw what topics our professors were interested in. I have always been very curious about…
Becoming a Researcher: My Experience and Advice
Before I got to college, I always wanted to do research. I love learning, and I view becoming a researcher as a way to make learning my job. I knew that I wanted to spend time as an undergraduate student performing research so I could work towards this career goal. When searching for labs to…
CURF #2: Becoming a Researcher
Hello everyone! It has been almost a month since my last blog post, but so much has happened with my progress with modeling my proteins since then. I finished up the surface model of the keratin I chose to 3D model, and the image will be linked down below! I am currently working on fine-tuning…
CURF: Becoming an Infectious Disease Researcher
Hi everyone, I can not believe that I am already two months into the Chancellors Undergraduate research fellowship. Although I am still far from results, I have learned so much during these two months. I have tried various protocols for genotyping the samples and even sent some samples in for gene sequencing. With every protocol…
CURF: My Journey to Becoming a Researcher
Hey everyone! My post today is about my journey to working on my current research project with my research mentor, Dr. Judy Chang. I initially came across Dr. Chang’s research during the summer after my freshman year of college. I started to develop an interest in pursuing a career in women’s health during that time…
CUTF: Learning to Teach
As you can most likely tell from my previous blog post, I have always been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. When I first learned that Pitt offered a class that covers Tolkien’s writing exclusively, I was ecstatic to say the least. I finally had an opportunity to share my love for Tolkien with others…
Becoming a Film And Media Studies Researcher: CURF
The CURF is my third fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and my second fellowship through Fredrick’s Honors College. Through my other fellowships, I have had the opportunity to learn about research methods in the Humanities and how it compares to research in other fields. I got into Humanities research through my Introduction to Film…
CUTF: Learning Through Teaching
Wow, it’s now halfway through the semester! From hosting my first office hours to creating a study guide for Examlet 1, I was able to learn so much in grasping the crucial qualities of an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA). This is my very first time being a teaching assistant for CHEM 1000: Mathematics for Chemistry,…