Took my ochem midterm last week. Never thought I’d be happy to get a 67 on a test before. Of course, I wish I did better, but when the median score is a 54, I think I’ll be okay with…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
BUSY start to Winter Quarter!
I still cannot believe that it is the end of week four! This quarter started off quite busy because in addition to the usual stress of crashing classes and getting accustomed to them, I also had to start prepping for…
Posted in 2010-2011, McNair Scholars
Progress?
Hello! I am so excited because I finally made some progress over winter break. I finished the Paul Tough book and I have decided that I would like to focus my research on charter schools. Now, I still do not…
Posted in 2010-2011, McNair Scholars
Winter Quarter Part I
Winter quarter has gotten off to a busy start. I am taking more units than I was the previous quarter which was also hectic for me; however since I was able to discover the miraculous ways of time management with…
I work in a physics lab?!
Hello all, my name is Alex Iteen. I am a second year majoring in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (one major). Currently I work in Dr. Fygenson’s lab in the Physics department, but let’s start from the beginning. When I first…
Posted in 2010-2011
Did you know…?
The lightning bolt is 3X hotter than the sun. So…its only been 3 weeks since winter quarter started and I am so incredibly busy its ridiculous. I have classes and clubs and attempting to do research at the same as…
Hard Classes, but no research :/
I wish I could say that I had found a lab to research in, but I can’t. To be perfectly honest, I am a tad relieved because this quarter I have a lot on my plate. Don’t get me wrong,…
Sleep, eat, class, research, study, eat, repeat.
I see I am getting behind on updating this blog! Sleep, eat, eat, sleep, cuddle, watch soccer, sleep, eat, laugh, bake cookies, shop, sleep, read novels, sleep, repeat — that about sums up my winter break in a simple string…
Applying for summer internships
I just finished applying for summer internships this weekend. I applied to a total of 4. I decided to apply again to CISEI because of the amazing experience that I had the previous summer. I chose Germany and the Netherlands…
Science and Therapy Baking
The first two weeks of school have already flown by, and I have never been so thankful to have a three day weekend so early in the quarter. School has started with a vengeance – Ochem Lab will be the…
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
