The past few weeks have gone by extremely quickly as the Summer Fellowship is coming to a close. Currently, I have mixed emotions of happiness over the work I’ve done and sadness over its coming to an end. Overall, however, I feel this wave of relief knowing that I have learned much of what I…
Category: 2023 Cohort
Reflections + Moving Forward
Immersing myself into the world of research over this past summer has been extremely formative. I have built upon old skills and developed new ones, forged strong professional relationships, and developed my voice in scientific writing, among other things. Although the time commitment to this lab was quite daunting, I believe I acclimated well to…
Reflections + Moving Forward – Zara Bedella
Reading through my first blog post, it’s surprising to see just how much I have learned in this lab in the last couple of months. I remember how nervous I felt to be trying things that were completely new, but now these are things that I feel very confident doing. I think I have also…
Reflections + Moving Forward – Rowan Klar
Reading through my first blog post, I realized how much I was really able to do in a few short weeks. I came up with an idea, I set up a pretest, I designed a study, I launched that study, I analyzed and interpreted the data, I made a poster, and I started working on…
Reflections + Moving Forward – Ashley Durden
My fears at the beginning of this journey were mostly about my preparedness for the task of conducting research for the first time. Those fears didn’t completely fade away, but I was surprised to see how well I did in this new role of mine. I picked up fast, and learned so many new skills.…
Reflections & Advice – Lauren Penrose
As an avid journaler I am someone who thoroughly enjoys reflecting. When reading back my first WAGSFP journal entry I was correct in my assumptions. I did overestimate how much time I had before starting the poster and I did make errors in the new programming I used this summer. With the errors, though, I…
Reflections + Moving Forward – Paige Bost
Soon my time as a WAGSFP fellow will come to a close, but this experience has been invaluable as I work towards my goal of pursuing graduate school in the near future. The program simulated what it’s like to do research during the summer as a grad student and because I enjoyed the program I…
Reflections + Moving Forward – Emily Warden
Reflecting back on my first blog post, it is really awesome to see how much I have grown since May. When I wrote that first blog post, I remember thinking that every laboratory task felt incredibly complicated. Even simple things, like knowing where different solutions were stored, were unknown to me. Tissue extraction and microscopy…
Update on My Research Experience – Beatrice H.
Since the beginning of the Summer Fellowship, I’ve grown a considerable amount. For one, I’ve learned to be more conscious of my responsibilities within my team. Additionally, I became more comfortable with my shortcomings in skill, and I continue to use that as a motivation to be more immersed in my project. The technical challenges…
Update on my Research Experience – Rowan Klar
I have learned and grown so much already this summer; it’s crazy to think that it’s only been a few weeks. This might be weird to say, but I can actually feel myself gaining understanding about certain things. Sometimes, I will think of things and then reflect to myself, “Wow, that was a really good…