May 9th, 2011. 3:02:27 PM Disbelief: My state of mind as I clicked on the awaited email titled Beckman Scholars Program Award. Same day. 3:02:28 PM One yelp-jump-in-the-air-call-your-mother-butterflies-fluttering-under-your-skin kind of Joy. It amazes me that one single opportunity in college…
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Growing up
This quarter has really flown by. I cannot believe it is already May! Since my last blog so much has happened in my research lab! The experiments using the Cdk5 and GSKβ kinase inhibitor ___ significantly reduced neurofibrillary tangles in…
Ah-ha Moments
“Sun’s gettin’ shinery, to spotlight the finery, Spring, Spring, Spring.” – from my all-time favorite musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. How I love Spring Quarter (and corny old-fashioned musicals) The rest of this blog will be research focused, I am…
Finals Week Confession
Is it strange that I have been counting the days until dead week and finals? Getting to this light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel period of two weeks meant the end of 4 hour Organic Chemistry labs twice a week, those labs that managed to…
Going Home
Sometimes the college student misses the simplicity of a home cooked meal, the comfort of your mom’s routine how-was-your-day, bickering and giggling siblings in the next room, and the sound of your dad snoring after a long hard day at…
Sniffles and a superabundance of soap.
Winter quarter is deep underway, and as a result sickness has permeated through the student body of UCSB. Unfortunately, my cloak of vitamin C, airborne, and continuous hand washing did not prove to have the power of invisibility, and sickness…
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…
Discovering: Balance
What a hectic quarter this one has been! Between attending meetings, planning events, and working shifts as an RA, dedicating an average of 10 hours a week to my research internship, and keeping up with 19 units of fast-paced science…
Discovering: Passion
Hello! My name is Madison Cornwell, and I am an undergraduate researcher and CNSI EUREKA Intern currently working in the lab of Dr. Kenneth Kosik through the Neuroscience Research Institute at UCSB. During my freshman year, I determined to break…
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
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