They always say time flies when you’re having fun, and this summer has absolutely flown by! It’s hard to believe that my summer as a Health Science Research Fellow is almost complete! Since it has been a while, my name is Allie Redhair, and I am a rising senior majoring in chemistry. My summer research…
Tag: Summer 2024
A Summer of Growth: Reflections on My Fellowship Experience
Hello everyone! As my summer fellowship draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on how this experience has reshaped my understanding of research and my future aspirations. At the start of the fellowship, I found it challenging to articulate my research in cell and molecular biology, specifically focusing on the role of Ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein…
Goodbye, Spain.
During my time in Spain, I learned much more about life outside the United States, foreign affairs, and my own ability to navigate life independently. Being exposed to a new culture allowed me to experience daily life from a different perspective and appreciate the ideals their society is centered around. Total immersion in another culture…
A Reflection on the Electric Grid and Cyber-Security through SHURE-Grid
Hi everyone! As the summer comes to an end and we present our final outcomes to the Idaho National Lab, I want to reflect on the SHURE-Grid program which I had the honor of participating in this summer. I was part of Group One, The Operators, and worked on the policy and culture aspect of…
Saying Goodbye to Brackenridge Summer
As the Summer draws to a close, I am feeling extremely grateful for the time I have spent working on the Brackenridge Fellowship this summer. My research project “Writing as Recovery and Change in Classical Ballet” takes the form of a blog in which I write about the world of Classical Ballet both critically and…
Reflecting on My Immersive Prague Experience
Dobry Den! Currently, I am back in the United States after finishing my 8-week International Internship Program through the College of Business Administration here at the University of Pittsburgh. I have been based in Prague, Czech Republic where I lived in a neighborhood called Vinhorady, my Metro stop was called Náměstí Míru (meaning Peace Square),…
Wrapping up my Brackenridge Summer
I spent this summer analyzing my data and writing up a final report of my findings. As a refresher: I was studying the menstrual knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Tribal women in southern Karnataka, India. My results were mostly in-line with current research, except for a few key responses which stood out. It definitely shocked…
Growing My Research Tree: A Brackenridge Reflection
As the summer ends, I am grateful to reflect on a rewarding summer of research in the Brackenridge Fellowship. My project studying the contemporary collection and display of quilts from Gee’s Bend, Alabama is only growing as I look forward to the fall semester. Thankfully, becoming a Brackenridge Fellow allowed me to understand my project…
Reflection of Health Sciences Fellowship
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,…
The End of My Brackenridge Journey: Learning & Reflection
Hi everyone! My name is Naiya Patel and I am a rising sophomore in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. I am on the pre-med track majoring in neuroscience and minoring in Economics and Chemistry. As the summer comes to a close, so does my Brackenridge fellowship, which I am honored to have been…