A commitment to scholarship and exploration.

“I was already set on majoring in neuroscience and considering a chemistry minor. Doing chemistry research with a neuroscience application seemed the perfect fit for my interests! Also, I had a class with Dr. Ingersoll and enjoyed working with her previously, so I was interested in being involved with her research.”

“It was my first summer research, and was very interesting to learn about things I didn’t know about.”

“I am on the pre-dental track, so I am very interested in things that relate to oral health.”

“I’m discovering what I want to study leading up to a research position in the future or a PhD. Biology research has always intrigued me, and I’ve more recently engaged in the cellular and molecular realm of biology as it interested me more than other parts of biology.”

“I am interested in understanding the development of a child academically and socially throughout their academic career. I want to understand the reasons for a child to not attend school and how a school district can provide support.”

“I love to trade and thought this would be a very interesting project to explore an important area of options.”

“As someone who will be going into medicine, I felt that this project was important in the context of public health. The effects of a chemical (BPA) in the environment on a marine organism can provide insight into the potentially harmful effects it may have on humans.”

“As a biochemistry major, I am fascinated by gene regulation and how different biological players interact with one another to perform a function.”