I have absolutely loved my experiences in the lab thus far. Over the past two weeks, my mentor and I spent hours upon hours writing and finalizing IRB paperwork. I spent many of these days at my new favorite coffee shop (shoutout Vertex Coffee!) sipping an oat-milk Chai latte. With plants and queer art everywhere,…
Category: 2023 Cohort
Update on My Research Experience – Ashley Durden
My research experience has taught me so much! I have built on, and developed several skills in qualitative research. A bulk of my research project involves analyzing data using a thematic approach, and my mentors have taught me so many tips on how to do this more efficiently. I refreshed myself on how to search…
Social Identity + Updates on My Research Experience – Lauren Penrose
With my WAGSFP project it’s certainly been a learning curve. I considered myself decently well-versed in the research process, but getting into the nitty-gritty of the analysis and coding has been a new and admittedly challenging experience. I am being pushed to quickly pick up unfamiliar coding in order to establish relationships between my variables…
Update on my Research Experience – Zara Bedella
I have really enjoyed my research on ovarian cancer – there is so much to learn about the goals of the project as well as the specifics of how pax genes play a part in the oviduct. Learning all of the details of the research in our short time over the summer is definitely a…
Update on my Research Experience – Paige Bost
I’ve been challenged by my research with Praxis Lab through learning more about the process of conducting research. Going into WAGSFP, I thought that I had a good grasp on many components of research, but now I’ve learned that I’ve only scraped the surface of what being a researcher is like. Now I’m learning how…
Update on My Research Experience – Emily Warden
It has been really fascinating to learn more about ovarian cancer, oviduct and ovary function, and the different roles that Pax genes play. Going into this lab, I knew there would be a steep learning curve because I was working with complex tasks and procedures that were new to me, such as detailed microscopy and…
My Research Project: potential impacts
The direction of my research project for WAGSFP is still hanging in balance, but I am excited as to what possibilities are ahead. I am gearing up to apply for an honors thesis under Psychology in August and my WAGSFP project may serve as an introduction to what I will spend the next year dedicating…
Your Research Project – Paige
This summer, I’m working on several projects for Praxis Lab through the Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program. So far the project that I’ve worked on the most is the Latinx Student Experiences Survey. The survey was given to Latinx undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan in 2018. The survey gathered information…
My Research Project – Rowan Klar
I’m very lucky and privileged to have the opportunity to work on a project that I am genuinely passionate about this summer. My research mentor is a graduate student in social psychology and she focuses a lot on stigma research. She gave me the opportunity to create my own research from scratch. I’m really interested…
My Research Project – Zara Bedella
The research project I am working on is with Dr. Soofi, and Emily (another student in WAGSFP!), on the role of the Pax2 gene in ovarian cancer. We are looking at the oviduct in order to study the gene. My role in the research includes a lot of experimental work such as PCR and staining.…