My understanding of my research on hepatoblastoma has changed profoundly over the course of the summer. Getting started on my project, I focused a lot on the technical details of my work. For example, I would focus on how the immortalized cell lines I am using were generated. In explaining my research to my peers,…
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Health Sciences Fellowship 2024: Drug Sensitivity and Resistance to Derived Immortalized Hepatoblastoma Cell Lines
My name is Jessica and I am an incoming senior majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Chemistry and certificates in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine and Global Health. Outside of school, I like to run, bike, swim, and listen to music. I intend to go to medical school after undergrad where I would like to…
Summer in the Himalayas Final Reflection
Through my wonderful time studying abroad in the Himalayas, I was surprised by how quickly I was able to form strong friendships with the people around me and by how much I was able to explore and get used to stepping outside my comfort zone. When I first got to India, I did not know…
Jessica’s Journey through the Himalayas
Hi everyone! My name is Jessica Knapp and I am a rising junior with a major in biochemistry, minor in chemistry, and certificates in conceptual foundations of medicine and global health on the pre-med track. This summer, I’m studying abroad in the Himalayan Mountains at the Woodstock School in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. The program I…
Hiking in the Himalayas
As soon as we got off the bus at the Woodstock School in Mussoorie after our 15 hour flight to Delhi, we immediately had to hike up over 100ft to get to our dorm with what felt like a million set of stairs. This set the stage for the amazing hiking that this trip offers…