Hello, my name is Gigi Butkewitsch and I am doing the Breckenridge Fellowship this summer! I am an upcoming senior here at Pitt! I am a double degree student earning a Business Degree in Marketing and an English Literature degree. My degrees converge in a great passion for film and filmmaking, a hobby I picked…
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Brackenridge Scholar Investigates Discrimination and Stressor-evoked Activity within Proximal Stress-Control Brain Regions
This summer I am ressearching with Dr. Layla Banihashemi, who is an associate professor in the Psychiatry and Bioengineering departments at Pitt. She leads the Brain Body Stress Lab at the university, which studies the neural implications of early childhood adversity. This summer I am working with Dr. Banihashemi to investigate how different types of…
Introduction to My Experience with the SHURE-Grid Fellowship
Hello, internet denizen! My name is Lambert Zhang, and I am an engineering science major at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, but today I write to you in the capacity of a SHURE-Grid Fellowship fellow. SHURE-Grid stands for Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Experience: Electric Grid Securing and Storytelling – a big mouthful…
Discovering a Future in Neuroscience
Hi everyone! My name is Mercy Akanmu, and I am so excited to have received the Health Sciences Fellowship this summer! My research is focused on neurogranin, a protein that helps regulate the development of our brain’s reward circuit. The reward circuit is a fascinating pathway that determines our responses to various stimuli (food, social…
Subjective Response to Alcohol: HSRF Introduction (Sanjana Das)
Hey everyone! My name is Sanjana Das and I’m a rising junior majoring in Psychology and LCJS (Law, Criminal Justice, and Society), minoring in Applied Statistics, and pursuing a certificate in Health Humanities. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with friends, baking, listening to music, and exploring all that Pittsburgh has to offer….
A Translational Approach to Radiation Oncology – Brackenridge Introduction
Introduction and Goals: Hello there! My name is Abhay Sheeri, and I am a rising senior at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, I am finishing my Molecular Biology major, as well as minoring in Applied Stats and Chemistry. Originally, I am from Chesterfield, New Jersey, and since coming to Pitt, I have certainly enjoyed my…
Cyber-Informed Engineering and Critical Infrastructure: SHURE-Grid Fellowship Introduction
Hi! My name is Amy Zhang, and I am a rising junior in the School of Computing and Information. I am double majoring in Digital Narrative and Interactive Design and Information Science, with a minor in Computer Science. I am also pursuing a certificate in Public Communication of Science and Technology. On top of my…
Introduction to my project: Reimagining Queer Spaces
My name is Jiri Palayekar and I am a rising senior double majoring in Information Science and Psychology! I am excited to be taking on my FHC Creative Arts project, which is centered around exploring and reimagining buildings tied to Pittsburgh’s queer history. For this project, I will be conducting research, taking photographs, and creatively…
Exploring the Associations Between Peer Rejection and Online-Only Friendships in LGBTQ+ Adolescents
Hello! My name is Dev Chopra, and I am a rising senior majoring in psychology with a minor in LGBTQ+ and Critical Sexuality Studies. I am grateful to have the support of the David C. Frederick Honors College this summer to conduct my research. As a recipient of the Brackenridge Fellowship, I will be devoting…
Enhancing Power System Security: SHURE-Grid Fellowship Research Insights
As a fellow researcher in the SHURE-Grid program, my name is Aidan Gresko. I am part of the SHURE-Grid fellowship program, working on a project with three other team members. The project involves studying an industrial facility such as a power plant or a water treatment facility. Our project focuses on a specific event that…