{"id":317,"date":"2020-08-18T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T14:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/?p=317"},"modified":"2020-08-18T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T14:36:10","slug":"wrapping-up-my-summer-at-upstate-medical-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/2020\/08\/18\/wrapping-up-my-summer-at-upstate-medical-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping Up My Summer at Upstate Medical University"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I reflect on my summer as a research assistant, I recognize that despite both personal and scientific challenges, these have been some of the most rewarding and enlightening months of my professional and academic life.<\/p>\n

Initially, I felt overwhelmed by the literature and laboratory protocols. I jumped in on a project that has been going on for several years, so it was challenging to discern where what I was doing fit into the grand scheme of things. However, as the summer progressed and I\u2019ve gained hands on experience, I\u2019ve developed a deeper understanding of the research and I feel much more confident in performing various laboratory tasks. Throughout this time, I have grown more comfortable with reading scientific literature and have learned a wide variety of laboratory techniques, both of which will serve me well in my future endeavors.<\/p>\n

Overall, this internship at Upstate Medical University was a priceless experience. Going into this position, one of my primary goals was to determine whether I was interested in research. As I realize how sad I am to leave, it has solidified my interest in pursuing lab research as part of my career as a physician. I am so grateful for this experience, and I am so excited to see where my academic and professional journey takes me!<\/p>\n

\"\"
Looking at zebrafish embryos under the microscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
In front of Weiskotten Hall, the building I work in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Half of my (messy) lab bench. Unpictured to the right, I also have a computer for image analysis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ellyn Prusinowski
\nPhilosophy, Biochem Cell Molecular Biology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I reflect on my summer as a research assistant, I recognize that despite both personal and scientific challenges, these have been some of the most rewarding and enlightening months of my professional and academic life. Initially, I felt overwhelmed by the literature and laboratory protocols. I jumped in on a project that has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}