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…
Tag: Biology
Getting started, getting excited!
Hello! My name is Kyr Goyette, and I’m a sophomore working with Dr. Zuzana Swigonova to create 3-D printed and digital models of proteins to be used as teaching aids in college settings throughout the country. The Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the Frederick Honors College is allowing me to complete this research, and I’m…
My Cohort – Richard Fang
As someone conducting basic biology research, the Health Sciences Research Fellowship gives me a unique opportunity to engage with a diverse community of undergraduate scholars working in diverse research fields. Just a few weeks into the fellowship, I am already amazed by the incredible projects all my peers are tackling. While I have been thoroughly…
Elizabeth Rubin: Collaborating with my HSRF Cohort
Hi everyone! I am part of the Health Sciences Research Fellowship this summer. Many of us in the fellowship are Biology majors or Neuroscience majors, planning on attending medical school and/or getting a PhD. Even though our experiences and future goals may seem similar to those outside the health sciences field, our research still varies…
HSRF Introduction- Elizabeth Rubin
Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth. I am a rising senior Microbiology major, getting a minor in Chemistry and certificates in Global Health and Conceptual Foundations in Medicine. Something unique about me is I used to compete in synchronized ice skating, and I still ice skate as much as I can in my free time…
HSRF Introduction – Richard Fang
Introduction Hey everyone! My name is Richard Fang and I am currently a rising junior majoring in Molecular Biology and Sociology, with minors and certificates in Chemistry, Computer Science, and Global Health. Outside of classes and research I’m a huge fan of tennis, the gym, and hiking. My favorite hike to date is probably either…
My Brackenridge: A Summer of Growth
When I first came into the Brackenridge, I must admit I had some misconceptions about research. As someone surrounded by STEM research my whole life, with a plan to enter the healthcare field spanning as far back as elementary school, research to me has always meant benchwork. However, after my time this summer I’ve come…
Brackenridge Fellowship: My Cohort
What I hope to learn from other Brackenridge recipients Hi everyone, here are my thoughts when it comes to what I would like to learn from my cohort and the rest of my peers in the Brackenridge fellowship. Last summer I participated in another research fellowship which only had students from the biological field….
Brackenridge Introduction – Richard Fang
Introduction Hello everyone! My name is Richard Fang and I am currently a rising sophomore majoring in Molecular Biology and Sociology, with minors and certificates in Chemistry, Computer Science, and Global Health. Something about me is that I traveled to three national parks at the beginning of this summer, and hiked around 30 miles in…
CURF #3: Some of the Mysteries of Plakophilin 2 Revealed
Throughout the semester, I have been trying to purify the region of human plakophilin 2 (hPKP2) that binds to ɑ-T-catenin. There were many challenges, as hPKP2 has proven difficult to purify. The hPKP2 region that is thought to bind to ɑ-T-catenin has been determined to be the N-terminus, between amino acids 1-348. This was discovered…