This summer has been one of the most pivotal points in my life. I feel myself transforming within a cocoon of ideas and execution, shaping my personal growth as both; a person and an entrepreneur. Domi Station has been a crucial stepping stone on this journey and has contributed significantly to my business rebranding. OneContinue reading “Kimasia Ayers: Hitting My Stride”
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Map of Experience: Little Rock REU
Pictured: Old Mill, Little Rock
This location was used for the opening credits of Gone with the Wind!
Let’s Build!….and Learn!
We are FSU’s iGEM Build Team, the team responsible for implementing designs in the lab to treat our disease of interest: trimethylaminuria. For the Spring of 2023, the Build Team has been responsible for documenting all laboratory supplies, managing a clean and orderly workspace, and starting the Contribution Project. The Contribution Project is a bronzeContinue reading “Let’s Build!….and Learn!”
Designing a Way to Help TMAU Sufferers
We are the 2023 FSU iGEM design team! We are responsible for researching, analyzing, and designing a solution for our topic of interest, which is trimethylaminuria, or TMAU. In the spring, we did intensive research to get a good understanding of the disease. TMAU is a disease that gives a fishy smell to those thatContinue reading “Designing a Way to Help TMAU Sufferers”
Meet the Entrepreneurship Team
The iGEM program has been an excellent opportunity for me to apply my entrepreneurial skills to a health (therapeutic) product. Through the program, I have partnered with Entrepreneurship students, faculty, and Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) to explore how our product can be commercialized for the communities we serve and for the advancement of science. To which, weContinue reading “Meet the Entrepreneurship Team”
Solidarity in Morocco
In Morocco, the work I’m doing with Connect Institute is to highlight the variety of forms of art within the Moroccan youth. It’s imperative that when working on projects that are more so out of the norm in a country, there is on-going support when needed. I was able to work alongside my peers andContinue reading “Solidarity in Morocco”
Andy Mills: Curating Space and Time
Hello devoted readers, As May comes to a close, I’m finding myself falling into a good rhythm with my IDEA Grant project. My class schedule is low right now, so I’m able to plan my days around reading, writing, and researching. At the beginning of the month, I moved art studios, which was a longContinue reading “Andy Mills: Curating Space and Time”
Wendy Rodriguez: The Recruitment Hurdle
As a college student conducting research with a unique sample population of children of immigrants, I anticipate several hurdles that may impact my progress this summer. One of the biggest challenges I foresee is recruitment efforts. However, I have devised strategies to prevent these hurdles from hindering my research. Firstly, I understand that limited accessContinue reading “Wendy Rodriguez: The Recruitment Hurdle”
Rosalyn Wadsworth: Honing My Skills
This summer I have been striving to continue my professional development as an archaeologist not only through my IDEA Grant project but also in participating in an Archaeological Field School focusing on submerged landscapes in the Aucilla River with Dr. Jessi Halligan and continuing to assist Dr. Geoffrey Thomas in the FSU Anthropology Native AmericanContinue reading “Rosalyn Wadsworth: Honing My Skills”
Anna Speer: Giving Myself Time
I have just begun my project and have now experienced a sensory deprivation float tank for the first time. I thought that being in an environment with absolutely no sensory input would be a bit stressful at first because of how stark the difference is from daily life, but after I got over the initialContinue reading “Anna Speer: Giving Myself Time”
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