August 21, 2013 | I can’t believe that my time at Mayo Clinic is already over! This summer has given me so many opportunities to learn about research and the medical field. The knowledge and skills I have gained from this fellowship will help me succeed in the future, both academically and professionally. During my last week, I was able […]

August 20, 2013 | It’s crazy to say that this is my last blog! I’ve had an amazing experience this summer!!! This weekend I got to meet up with Sharon, a recent Cornell graduate! We went to Navy Pier and the view from the top of the Ferris Wheel was amazing!!! She couldn’t believe that I hadn’t had a […]

August 15, 2013 | This week was absolutely wonderful. I showed my poster and practiced my talk in front of those in those in the FUTURE Program. Though it wasn’t stellar, I know that the more I practice, the better I will be at speaking in public. On Tuesday, I printed my poster off. It’s the first time I’ve […]

August 15, 2013 | This week was primarily focused on TSE. This makes sense, as most people leave on Friday and the conference starts Saturday. Some of our Meetings department has already left to oversee the set-up process. I will be flying out at 7:10 am on Saturday morning. Needless to say, I am beyond excited and so thankful […]

August 14, 2013 | The final weeks of my internship consisted mostly of poster work and saying goodbye to all of the wonderful members of the Baker lab.  Although I did help inject one day and helped with cloning of constructs H36 and H37, I benefitted the most from my work on the poster and review paper which both […]

August 13, 2013 | Fellow in Research This weekend was pretty awesome! On Saturday my suitemate Chelsey and I went to Wicker Park and explored a street festival there. We found a photo booth and had some fun! I got to shadow Dr. McDade, who is an anesthesiologist, at the University of Chicago Hospital on Sunday. I got to […]

August 13, 2013 | This week we finished sending out our surveys and even received some back in the mail. I was very excited when I found out the first Epilepsy survey was returned! So far, we have received about 10 Epilepsy surveys and 30 Parkinson’s Disease surveys back. We are currently working on setting up a database so […]

August 7, 2013 | This week we continued to work on the CAP analysis for our sleep deprivation study. We have approximately 20 out of the 50 records analyzed thus far. Our goal is to have all the records analyzed before my last week here, so I can help with the data analysis. This is what I will be […]

August 6, 2013 | Fellow in Research Through my friends on the volleyball team here at the University of Chicago I met a group of students who play sand volleyball! So Saturday of this past weekend I went up to North Avenue Beach and played sand volleyball for a good portion of the day! It was so much fun […]

August 5, 2013 | Last week at NACDS! It is definitely a bittersweet moment. I have learned so much and met so many great people, that it will be difficult to leave this amazing place. Last week was focused primarily on our Total Store Expo conference in Vegas. I finished up the agenda for our Faculty Scholars Program, as […]