Being able to communicate my research is a crucial skill that allows my work to impact communities outside my own field. Having an understanding of the audience’s background and what they’re interested in helps you to tailor your message to them. The specific concept I’m talking about is fairly complicated, so I try to be…
Tag: Neuroscience
My Fellow Fellows
I’m almost a month into the Brackenridge, and I’ve already learned so much. I’ve been able to spend time going in-depth on my research and meet the other fellows. It’s a great experience getting to know people from so many different disciplines, schools, and hometowns. Over this summer, I hope to gain a greater understanding…
Brackenridge Introduction: Grace Bohl
Hi! I’m Grace Bohl. I’m an incoming junior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences pursuing a major in neuroscience, a minor in economics, and a certificate in conceptual foundations of medicine. I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio. In my free time I enjoy running, reading, and trying new recipes. My project is in the field…
Overcoming pain: Introduction to analgesic research – Sarvesh Acharya
Hi Y’all! My name is Sarvesh Acharya and I am a neuroscience major with minors in chemistry and religious studies. One interesting thing about me is that I absolutely love to be outdoors. If it is nice outside and I am free, you will find me doing something or another outside. Some of my favorite…
HSRF Introduction: Daksh Stanislaus
Hi everyone! My name is Daksh, and I am a rising junior here at Pitt pursuing a degree in Neuroscience, with a minor in Computer Science. Some of my favorite things to do outside of school include outdoor activities such as tennis/running, traveling, and learning new skills. Over the summer I will be continuing doing…
Blog 2: Becoming a Researcher
I first became interested in research by speaking with some students about their experiences in research labs. I then did some exploring online and found a wealth of amazing and intriguing research going on at Pitt and began reaching out to labs that I saw were looking for students or that just sounded interesting. I…
About me and my research with Parkinon’s Disease!
Hi everyone 🙂 My name is Kush Batra and I’m a third-year Natural Sciences student in the College of General Studies. I am also set to graduate this April! I hail from East Brunswick, New Jersey, but spent six years of my childhood living in Queens, New York. In my free time, I enjoy creating…
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…
Wrapping up HSRF
The summer that we are now approaching the end of has had a great impact on my understanding of and relationship with research. Although I have been active in the lab since my freshman year, much of this was a hands-off, virtual experience due to the pandemic. As such, coming back into the lab physically…
Communicating Neuroscience Research
In the rest of my time in college, in graduate school, in work, and beyond, I will always need to be able to present my research to others. This may take the form of poster presentations, papers for school, interviews, conferences, and publishing. Whether talking to researchers in other fields or friends and family, it…