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IUUR Summer Newsletter Vol 2 Iss 3
Webinars and Resources Allyship in the Midst of Racism webinar The intent of the session is to educate participants on allyship and the practice of emphasizing social justice, inclusion, and human rights by members of an ingroup, to advance the interests of an oppressed or marginalized… Read more »
Kat Jones, LSAMP Scholar
Kat Jones Microbiology major and Epidemiology minor Class of 2022 Q: How would you summarize your summer research? Kat: My summer research entails the use of plaque assays to monitor the growth of mutated virus strains over time in order to understand more about the TF protein. To monitor growth, I inserted a fluorescent protein… Read more »
Summer Undergraduate Research Interview Series – Kaitlyn Radde
Kaitlyn Radde, a junior majoring in Political Science and minoring in Spanish and International Studies, first became involved with research as a Cox Research Scholar during her freshman year at IU. Until this summer, her research focus has been civil disobedience. Now, the Indiana Political Analysis Workshop (IPAW) has provided her the opportunity to conduct… Read more »
Summer Undergraduate Research Interview Series – Veronica Coffey
Veronica Coffey, a rising junior majoring in International Studies and East Asian Languages and Cultures, researches abortion rights in South Korea. Watch to learn how Veronica’s project shines a light on the role social media activism plays in modern human rights.
Guest Blog Contributor – Austen Ott
Hello there! My name is Austen Ott, and I am a rising senior majoring in Neuroscience and Spanish with minors in Chemistry, Biology, and Latino Studies. I am originally from La Porte, Indiana, which is in the Northwest corner of the state. I am currently in the process of applying to medical school, which I… Read more »
Summer Undergraduate Research Interview Series – Nicholas Garcia
Nicholas Garcia, a rising senior majoring in Biology and Chemistry and minoring in Spanish and Psychology, researches the electron transport protein plastocyanin to rigorously characterize the protein for future use. Watch to learn how research has inspired Nicholas to dive into the scientific community and pursue an MD/Ph.D.
Summer Undergraduate Research Interview Series – Emma Wiesler
Emma Wiesler, a rising junior at IU majoring in Microbiology and minoring in Informatics, hopes to pursue a career researching genome engineering in microorganisms. Wiesler discovered her interest in genome engineering when the ASURE program provided her the opportunity to conduct research with Dr. Michael Manzella. Wiesler said that working on her project taught her… Read more »
Summer Undergraduate Research Interview Series – Sydney Perry
When Sydney Perry first began her education at IU, she had interests in therapy, psychology, journalism, and language but had not decided which degree she wanted to pursue. It was not until a suggestion made by her mom’s co-worker that Perry realized her potential in the field of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Now a senior… Read more »
Guest Blog Contributor – Chan Lu
My name is Chan Lu and I am from China. I am a rising senior at IU where I plan to finish my Biology major and Linguistics minor during the fall semester. Currently, I am conducting research in both linguistics and astrophysics. I want to be a linguist, astronomer, and fiction writer. Here is a… Read more »