Week 1:
Welcome to Mayo Clinic
June 11, 2022 | Hi! My name is Makayla Kelleher! I’m a rising senior majoring in behavioral neuroscience at Cornell College. This summer I have the wonderful opportunity to intern at the Center for Sleep Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota! I’m excited to start working on this summer’s project and to learn more about sleep! Before I […]
Week 3:
A Living Laboratory
June 4, 2022 | After having Monday off for Memorial Day, we got right back to work early Tuesday morning making final preparations for microbiome sampling. The box turtle microbiome project consists of tracking all tagged individuals in Forest Park and Tyson Research Center, and then collecting a series of swabs, a blood sample, and performing a general health […]
Week 2:
Life Outside the Lab
June 4, 2022 | This week has been quite a bit different compared to last week. Because of some complications with Covid-19 amongst the lab, I ended up having to work remotely for the majority of the week. On occasion, Willa (an intern from Vermont who I’ll be working with quite a bit) and I went to the lab […]
Week 1:
Hit the Ground Running
June 4, 2022 | On a sunny Wednesday morning, I arrived at work with a stereotypical approach that I would have to sit at a desk for the entirety of the day. Thankfully, that misunderstanding was corrected as soon as the Chief Executive Officer at Amazing Edibles greeted me and took about 45 minutes out of her time to […]
Week 2:
The Next Pandemic
June 1, 2022 | This was a wild week from start to finish! On Monday we looked for a new turtle to tag in Forest Park. A French film crew was interviewing Dr. Deem, the director of the Institute for Conservation Medicine. They were filming for a documentary about the next pandemic, and were very interested in seeing the […]
Week 1:
Jumping Right In
May 28, 2022 | This first week has been fantastic, giving me a taste of all the cool fieldwork I’ll be helping conduct at the Baruch Marine Field Laboratory! Many groups use the lab, including the University of South Carolina, the Belle W. Baruch Foundation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve […]
Week 1:
Just Keep Moving
May 21, 2022 | It’s been an amazing first week at the Institute for Conservation Medicine! During the week, I was introduced to the ICM team and fellow interns and worked on my preceptorship exam. I was also introduced to the primary project I will be working on this summer, the Saint Louis Box Turtle Project. The box turtle […]
Week 8:
Compassion, Connection, and Care- A week full of love
August 10, 2021 | This past week has been one of a kind. We have grown in numerous ways in our mentor-mentee relationships with the kids and as colleagues and fellow leaders. The camp itself has contributed considerably to our self-exploration, self-awareness, and self-love. This is my friend Angelica. What has fascinated me is how kids can grow out […]
Week 10:
Finalizing COVI-SWA Results
August 10, 2021 | One last selfie with the hospital at the forefront of the nation’s healthcare My last week at Mayo Clinic with my lovely co-interns, supervisors, and PI Dr. St Louis went by breathtakingly quickly. By the end, I felt like there wasn’t enough time to complete all I had set out to do with our […]
Week 12:
What I Learned as an Intern
August 10, 2021 | I learned a lot throughout the last two and a half months as an intern at the Iowa Raptor Project. Before I started as an intern, I did not know much about birds of prey. Now I can identify and handle birds of prey, know when they are stressed, and distinguish their feathers. I am […]