Presented my research at EPI research day, 2016
SEPEEG 2015 Conference
There were so many UF participants, awesome conference! I gave my first talk on my research, which was incredibly nerve wracking, but a great experience.
Presented my research at EPI research day, 2016 SEPEEG 2015 Conference There were so many UF participants, awesome conference! I gave my first talk on my research, which was incredibly nerve wracking, but a great experience.
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Wow, it's already 2016 and I have been very lax with updating this blog. Here's what I've been doing the past year: Lab trip with the Pulliam lab to the Ichetucknee springs in Fort White, FL. Beautiful place to go in the summer Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease conference (2015). I heard so many great talks about disease dynamics, Ebola, vector control, etc. and I met lots of amazing researchers.
Today I presented my research at the Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day at the University of Florida. I saw a ton of great research and learned a lot about cholera and vaccines from our guest speakers Poster Subject: Lovesick Flies: Cryptic female mate choice as mediated by sigma virus in Drosophila Melanogaster Speakers:
Dr. Andrew Camilli: "Study of the Vibrio cholerae Life Cycle and Ways to Prevent Infection" Dr. Myron M. Levine: "Vaccines and Vaccine Development - Ebola Changes the Paradigm"
After discussing my frustrations with multiple friends and professors, I realized that I wanted to pursue graduate research. I wanted to be able to investigate problems that interested me (medical or otherwise), and be a part of the machine that was churning out the knowledge that would be taught in schools to future generations of students and applied by professionals like physicians and veterinarians. Instead of struggling to work within the boundaries of a field I wanted to be one of the people expanding the field's accessible knowledge. I'm currently pursuing a master's degree in Zoology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. It's a wonderful place to live, and the Biology department is full of helpful and kind people that are extremely encouraging to a budding researcher. After completing my master's degree I plan to pursue a PhD. |
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