Looking back on my summer with the HSRF- Hughson

From the Health Sciences Research Fellowship, I grew both in my ability to communicate my research effectively and my ability to conduct research independently. From the communication standpoint, the fellowship activities and literature taught me the steps that I need to take in order to explain research to a specific audience. As I move forward…

My HSRF: Final Reflection – Abhay Sheeri

As we round off the end of the 2022 summer term at Pitt, a few things definitely helped me stay on track during my Health Sciences Research Fellowship. For starters, as with any project, planning and time management skills took a priority in terms of organizing my work. I spent the majority of the first…

Communicating My Health-Sciences Research – Abhay Sheeri

At first, one of my biggest purposes in getting into research was being able to pursue a project that has a real-world impact, all while sustaining my growth and understanding of the health-sciences. To me, the purpose of research is to be able to utilize knowledge of the past, build on our knowledge of the…

Communicating My Research- Alexandra Hughson

When presenting information to a general audience it is most important to focus on the “so what” or takeaway from the research as opposed to the finer details. As researchers who are very passionate about our work and fields it is easy to get wrapped up in small intricacies that although maybe interesting, do not…

Health Sciences: My Cohort – Abhay Sheeri

As we are all settling into our respective projects, one thing that I can assert for certain is the value of the community of fellow undergraduate researchers in the Health Sciences Research Fellowship (HSRF). Upon applying for this fellowship, I heavily anticipated that the nature of our discussions, while still pertaining to the health sciences,…

Light Dependent Muscle Regeneration in Females: Introduction

Hi everyone! My name is Juliana Bergmann and I am a member of the Health Sciences Research Fellowship! I’m very excited to tell you all about my research, so let’s get started. I’m a part of the wonderful Ambrosio Lab, run by PI Fabrisia Ambrosio and I am being mentored by MD/PhD student Gabby Gilmer….