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I have learned quite a bit throughout this fellowship, and perhaps the most important thing is to set reasonable expectations and deadlines. We’ve done so many amazing experiments and we’ve gotten some amazing data, and this is due to careful planning and consideration of the time/effort/manpower required for every individual experiment. I have been incredibly…

Re-reading my first blog from the beginning of WAGSFP, I feel like I’ve grown this summer. I know it has only been – what – 2 months? But this summer has felt incredibly transformative in terms of both my experience as a researcher and just as a person outside WAGSFP. In my initial blog, I…

Looking back on this summer, I realize how much I’ve done and learned in the past eight weeks. I was nervous about handling animals, and now, I am doing cytology and weaning by myself and assisting in surgeries. Because this was my first experience in a lab, I have learned a myriad of new skills.…

After being halfway through my research, I have come to realize the importance of patience and deep consideration in the research process. Since most of my responsibilities lie in searching through publicly available information I often come across roadblocks since much of the timeframe I have to look into didn’t have a lot of presence…

I have learned more than I could have even predicted at the beginning of the summer. Not only was I able to learn the general functions of being in a lab, I was able to learn more about myself and possibilities for my future. I was unsure if research was the path for me in…

The project I am working is on the impacts of gender affirming hormone therapy on fertility and endocrine function through the use of a mouse model. I am more involved in the day to day work of the testosterone, or T-GAHT, model than the estradiol, or E-GAHT, model. We’ve been collecting cytology data in order…

[Research Thus Far] I have really enjoyed my summer research thus far. I am learning how to use eDelphi survey methods to obtain different perspectives. While developing spreadsheets can be tedious, it is satisfying to see an idea manifest into a product (the rating grids) that will be used by several stakeholder groups. I am…

So far, my research project has gone well! It has had a few challenges and accomplishments.  I have learned the importance of staying focused because if I get distracted, one mistake can lead to a greater one. Working in a lab with people from different cultures has taught me a lot about the many different…

I’m excited to share a mid-summer update on my research project. My time, thus far, has been spent reading papers, attending meetings, and finishing my interview training/orientation. Each week, my mentor sends out a few articles surrounding Black maternal health and racial disparities within women’s health. I have come to rely on these interesting articles…

I am currently learning a lot about how research featuring human subjects is conducted in a lab, especially in “post” Covid times. My lab is preparing for a study that will have people in the HomeLab. I am getting to see how the lab prepares to run studies with in-person participants. There has been a…