Why Research

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

-Lauren Washco ’24

“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.”

-Jacob Kunsman ’24

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

-Nicolino Berlingeri ’25

“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.”

-Samantha Winegard ’24

“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.”

-Derek George ’24

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

-Nicole Christian ’25

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

-Zachary Huseman 25′

“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.”

-Dhivya Shepherd 26′