We had a very active
week.
On Monday, the SURF
participants met Dr. Nikolajczyk to talk about her career and her work -https://pharmns.med.uky.edu/users/bni226#profileTab4. We learned about the interplay between our
immune system and diabetes.
On Tuesday,
the SURES participants met Dr. Patrick Hannon, a postdoctoral scholar in Dr.
Thomas Curry’s laboratory-https://obgyn.med.uky.edu/obgyn/curry/people. Dr. Hannon discussed his work on phthalates,
environmental contaminents that have been used in plastic consumer goods and
ovulation. He also described the pros
and cons associated with using mouse models and human specimens. We
had a great discussion on strategies that he uses to make sure that his life is
balanced.
On Wednesday, we had a picnic at Jacobson Park with participants of another
undergraduate research program, the STAR (Summer Training in Alcohol Research)
program directed by Dr. Kim Nixon. Dr. Brett
Spear also joined us and talked about the Integrated
Biomedical Sciences (PhD program) at the University of Kentucky.
On Thursday, we first honed our career skills by practicing
interviewing, worked on our three minute research talks and discussed how to
write a good personal statement. Dr.
Swanson previewed some of her contacts via LinkedIn and showcased a
number of individuals representing careers in industry, academics, government
and medicine.
We then got our creative juices flowing by tie-dying our lab
coats. We will be “styling” them at our poster presentation.
