We have much to celebrate! Jamie Takashima, Angela Smith, and Daniel Wieland were awarded the 2020 Goldwater Scholarship. Two 2020 University of Arizona Senior Awards go to UBRP alumni; Meucci Ilunga will be awarded the Robert Logan Nugent Award, and…
In February, 106 students were selected to participate in UBRP and its umbrella programs for Summer 2020. In March, in response to COVID-19, the University of Arizona moved all of its Spring 2020 courses online for the safety of its…
A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to UBRP this year! We made our goal for the UBRP Travels crowdfunding campaign in raising $5,000 to support 10 students to travel to national scientific meetings to present their work. …
On Tuesday, May 5 at 11:00am PST, UA Beckman Scholar alumna Dr. Wendy Ingram is giving our MCB seminar titled “A Scientist’s Primer on Depression.” Feel free to join us! Zoom link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/96404517045 Speaker Bio: Wendy Marie Ingram, PhD, a UBRP Beckman Scholar, received…
When I started my neurology residency in July 2019, I knew intern year was going to be challenging. In addition to navigating patient care, I had to learn to navigate the electronic health record, the maze-like hospital hallways, and the…
As a third-year medical student, the main goal is to absorb as much as you can while on clinical rotation and then come home and study as much as you can before you burn out. It’s not luxurious by any…
What’s it like going to work every day in the health care field during a pandemic? How has providing health care during the middle of a global infectious disease emergency affected you? These are questions that I anticipated one day…
The keynote talk for the 31st Annual Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) Conference was given by UBRP alumnus Dr. Oscar Serrano, Abdominal Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgeon at Hartford Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Connecticut School…
UBRP participants present their research to the general public each year at UBRP’s annual conference, but they can benefit further by presenting their work at national and international scientific conferences where they can learn about the latest research and network…
Last Christmas, I was visiting my family in Connecticut. Despite hoping for a white Christmas, there was not a single snowflake- just slightly damp grass and twigs. But instead of snow, when I checked my email, I found a different…
