Week 6:
Mexican Museum
August 21, 2013 | Finally we were able to finish preparing the information required for the upcoming exhibition at the Mexican Museum. The next step will be to prepare a display of related prints that will be featured in the future. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I was assigned to looking into the files for past donors at the museum with the intention of developing a database rather […]
Week 13:
Mayo Clinic
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 […]
Week 2:
Teacher Created Materials
August 20, 2013 | My second week at Teacher Created Materials had me heavily focused on the accounts payable aspect of the business. In order to better understand the accounting principals, I first had to learn the companies that TCM must pay in order to keep their own business functioning properly. My first task was to enter inventory invoices […]
Week 8:
University of Chicago Medical Center
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 […]
Week 8:
University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
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 […]
Week 8:
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
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 […]
Week 5:
Mexican Museum
August 15, 2013 | As I continued to work on the exhibition this week, I focused on doing biographies of the artists in the upcoming exhibition. These artists were more directly related to my Chicano art research. But the museum is not the only place or venue for art. Brenda Mejia ’15 and I took a mural tour in Mission District hosted by a member […]
Weeks 10 and 11:
University of Iowa Department of Biochemistry
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 […]
Week 7:
University of Chicago Medical Center
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 […]
Week 1:
Teacher Created Materials
August 13, 2013 | After about a week and a half of adjusting, Huntington Beach, CA is beginning to feel like home! I moved into my apartment, which is a mile away from the beach, on July 31st, and I jumped right into my finance internship at Teacher Created Materials the next day.. Being so far from home and […]