The first quarter of my Junior year has been the craziest yet. Not necessarily the difficulty of course load and work, but dealing with life in general while simultaneously thinking about my research and being occupied with work and staying…
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Impatient
I’m frustrated with myself because I want to know exactly what my research question is but I am so interested in so many areas and issues dealing with education that I don’t know how to narrow it down! I am…
Posted in 2010-2011, McNair Scholars
Fall Research Part II
Although my attempts at making a self-programmable RNA cubic structure did not work out as planned despite running several polyaccrylimide gel electrophoresis experiments, I have moved on to working on a project that stems from the same motifs I was…
My Research in Oxford
I did my research in Oxford, UK during the summer of 2010 through the CISEI program in Materials Department in UCSB. When I was applying for this program, I chose Oxford because their materials department has a Microscopy and Microanalysis Group…
Generating Errors and Not Talking to the Microbes
At the height of my frustration earlier this week I would have been happy to tell you that computers in general and one program in particular are demonically possessed and out to drive my blood pressure through the roof. However,…
DNA Transportation
It’s already the 8th week of the quarter! O.o So research… I attended the COMSOL Workshop last week and that was pretty helpful in regards to learning the new software. The new version of COMSOL seems a lot more user…
Explosions
There comes a time in every researchers life when something explodes. That time came for me last week in the worst possible situation. My game plan was to pop into the lab, mix a few chemicals, and get out before…
Start of My Research
I started research during the summer of my freshmen year in UCSB. The program is called SIMS (Summer Institute of Math and Science). During my senior year in high school, I received an email asking if I’m interested in applying…
Progress?
Still trying to get into a lab, but there might be an end in sight! Two professors have responded to my inquiries and would like to meet me to talk about opportunities in their labs. Yay! I will be meeting…
STUCK
Okay so I’m stuck. I want to change my research topic but I am not exactly sure what I would like to pursue. Well, I have an idea of what I am interested in, but I don’t have a specific…
Posted in 2010-2011, McNair Scholars
Alex Iteen is a second year student majoring in Biology. He is interested in bioengineering and synthetic biology. He is currently working in Dr. Fygenson's lab on DNA nanotubes. See all his posts
David Wallace is a third year student majoring in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. He is currently working in Professor Weimbs's lab studying the pathogenic mechanisms of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD).See all his posts
Eneida Chesnut is a senior majoring in chemical engineering. She transferred from SBCC, where she studied chemistry. She works with organic materials for solar cells and is very interested in renewable energy research.See all her posts
Erzsebet is a second year chemical engineering major. She is interested in biotechnology and biophysics, and is working in Professor David Awschalom's lab investigating how cephalopod skin responds to different types of stimulation by light.
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Madison Cornwell is a second year student majoring in Biochemistry and Spanish. She is a EUREKA intern through the California NanoSystems Institute and the Resident Assistant of the Women in Science and Technology House in Manzanita Village. She will be working closely with Dr. Kosik and graduate student Israel Hernandez for the remainder of her time at UCSB.See all her posts
