Lily Vogel, Neurobiology Scripps Research Institute, Week 3
Here’s a recap of what’s happened so far. I am Lily Vogel and I am spending my pinhead internship in San Diego, California at the Ye Lab at Scripps Research Insitute learning about neurobiology. I am working under Yu Wang with her two undergrad interns: Saba and Verinia. On Monday I was given a bunch […]
Tahlia Trevino, Marine Biology Research at Marine Science Institute (University of California Santa Barbara), Week Two
Hi everyone, my name is Tahlia Trevino, and this is the second week of my internship at the Miller Lab at UCSB. My internship is studying marine life along the coast of Santa Barbara. Monday, June 26 Today I started my week with what the people in my lab call the TRAITS project, which is […]
Natalie Lopez Ramirez, Metabolism at the Ye Lab, Week 3
Hi everyone, I am Natalie Lopez Ramirez and this is week 3 of studying metabolism at the Ye Lab at Scripps. Monday morning we had our weekly team meeting. An international undergrad intern from the lab, Malcom, presented about the Calcium Dependency of p-PDH Dephosphorylation in Inhibition-Activation Protocol. After the presentation, we gave our updates to Li, […]
Aubrielle Weaver, Microbiology at San Diego State University, Week 2
I am Aubrielle Weaver, spending my summer in San Diego, California, at San Diego State University (SDSU). For the next six weeks, I will be studying microbiology. My mentor is Gregory Burkeen, who is a Ph.D. student at SDSU. This is week 2 of my internship. As soon as I came in on Monday, I […]
Natalie Trask, Spinal Cord Injury Research at the Fraizer Rehab Facility in Louisville Kentucky, Week Three
Hi everybody! This is week three of my internship at the Fraizer Rehab Facility in Louisville Kentucky. This week I read many more case studies discussing the importance of central pattern generators in the body. There are two central pattern generators in the human body, one is called the cervical enlargement, and the other is […]
Brooke Duncan: Software Development with Agile Onboarding, Week 3
To those who have read the past two week’s blogs, welcome back! And to those who are new here, welcome! My name is Brooke Duncan and I am doing a software development/engineering internship with Agile Onboarding here in Telluride, CO. It will come as no surprise to most of you that this week has been […]
Tiffany Wu, Chemistry at the University of Houston, Week Four
I’m Tiffany Wu, and this is my fourth week at the University of Houston working on my project about ellipsometry under the guidance of my mentor, Professor Baldelli. This week, I collected more data using the proper calibrations, built a replacement part for the machine, and worked on the quarter wave plate mechanism that I […]
Saida Holder, Chemistry at the University of Houston Week 4
My fourth week at the University of Houston went by so quickly! I never expected this internship to fly by as it has, and as each week goes by, I learn an incredible amount. This week, specifically on Monday, I had expected to promptly start my dipping process with our new “thermostatic oven” (styrofoam insulator), […]
It’s Punk Science Time!
Pinhead’s summer science program kicks off Tuesday.
TJ Neumann, CU Boulder Aerospace Machine Shop, Week 4
This week was exciting! I began the creation of my yoyo in earnest. I learned how to create Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) programs. This allowed me to use the large, 3-axis Fryer milling machines to begin machining my yoyos. I learned how to choose the correct tool, speed, and feed for a given operation, and […]