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…
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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…
Communicating My Research – Akshitha Maddula
Throughout my undergraduate research career, I have found that there has always been a specific emphasis on presentation. I took a class called Speaking of Science, in which we had to practice presenting the same research project to various audiences. I find that a lot of what we learned in that class connects to what…
Finishing the HSRF
Throughout this summer, the Health Sciences Research Fellowship has taught me so much, and opened many doors for future opportunities. My understanding of research was heavily impacted throughout the summer, mainly focusing on the impact that research can have. This summer, I learned that research is a dynamic field, containing all fields. Particularly in the…
My HSRF Experience
This summer gave me an overall better idea of what research means to me and to others. Working in the lab everyday made me realize how long experiments and analysis really take and how to be patient when waiting for everything to fall together. It was very interesting to learn about what each of my…
Learning Significance – Journeys in the Health Science Research Fellowship
Throughout our readings, I learned that in research, purpose and significance are two very different statements. I previously believed that purpose and significance had the same connotation, as the reason or importance to do something. However, throughout the fellowship has taught me that purpose is the objective to be reached, where significance is the importance…
Coming together through the HSRF
One of the unique things about the HSRF is that although it is specialized around the health sciences, there is still so much diversity under that umbrella. Although I enjoy my lab work in structural biology, there is still so much else out there that I know I could be interested in. From the other…
A mission to solve the opioid epidemic – Akshitha Maddula’s HSRF 2022 Introduction
Hi everyone! My name is Akshitha Maddula and I am a rising senior at Pitt. What I am working on for my HSRF fellowship is a project that builds on recent discoveries I have made in my lab during my previous time there as an undergrad. I am investigating whether the inhibition of estrogen will…