Research Experience Thread

[natroncb]

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With all the threads about "who got accepted where" I am feeling a little left out. So here I go... this is the Research Thread!

I have been working in a molecular biology lab for 2 years.

1 published abstract
2 presentations (1 local...capital hill, 1 national...endocrine society)
Mostly biochemistry techniques

I will continue research in Dental School... but possibly in another field besides molecular biology, biochemistry, etc.


What about the rest of you?


Overall GPA 3.32
Science GPA 3.78
DAT 22/21/21
Applying: Pitt, Uconn, UCSF, NOVA, Marquette, Case, Maryland, VCU, Ohio State

aadsas done!
interviews...???? hopefully soon!

 

[drat]

Your application looks great -- best of luck to you!

I applied last year and will be in the Class of '09, but my research experience is as follows:

Worked 3 years as a chemist doing inorganic synthesis of nanoparticles (various compositions). Mainly synthesizing superparamagnetic iron oxide ("SPIO") nanoparticles to be used as contrast agents for MRI. Agent is currently being studied in animals -- very exciting!!

2 published papers (Advanced Materials, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials)
2 patents (1 filed, 1 pending)
Abstracts in ACS presentations & posters

Will be doing research in dental school and I have a few ideas what I want to do but if that will be possible -- I'm not sure. Definitely want to stick with nano and would like to do more organic synthesis, like polymers...maybe see how nanofillers affect polymer properties ??

 

[natroncb]

Cool! Research has made me much more confident for Dental School. So lets hear from more SDNers. 👍

 

[ramona_k]

I have one year of glaucoma research experience and one year of bio-instrumentation research.

1 patent (pending)
1 abstract (to be published)
2 local presentations and poster presentations.


I will continue research in molecular imaging.

 

[budge311]

I just did a semester of organic research and plan to do it for two more semesters (as well as a little bit this summer). Right now we're doing how a benzene ring affects and SN2 reaction. Can't wait to do more.

Good job all of you guys. Sounds like you're doing a lot of cool stuff.

👍

 

[drengineer]

6 months and ongoing research experience in designing an embedded micro controller, optical circuitry, control software, an http-based ethernet interface, and a unique human interface for Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
One day... i'll be treating the dental problems of aliens on Pluto 😀

 

[Chris125]

I've been undergoing organic chemistry research for about a year with one published abstract and 2 presentations to do later this year. My research focuses mainly on an intramolecular cyclization reaction that goes through an alkynyl ether intermediate followed by a nucleophilic trap. The reaction results in the formation of 2 carbon-carbon bonds at temperatures below -40 degrees celcius.

 

[hockeydentist]

2 published abstracts

2 papers-one submitted to American Journal of physiology, and the other bone. Praying the papers will be accepted.

4 years of research in molecular biology with an emphasis on wound healing in medial collateral ligament.

currently working with adenovirus technology in hopes of using this for wound healing.

HD

 

[john99]

Hockeydentist,
Your research sounds interesting.
What gene do you plan on inserting into the Adenovirus? (growth factors, differentiation factors?)
Will you be working with cytokines as well?
I wish my lab focused on experimenting with AAV's.
I think the new thing scientists will be looking at is using RNA interference at blocking binding proteins that hold up IGF-1 from doing its job.

 

[ISU_Steve]

The research project I am working on at the moment (research into the psychosomatic aspects of COPD and its management) will be in three stages and probably yield a half dozen journal articles (based on an estimate from a professor who is helping me wade through the IRB approval paperwork) and hopefully a couple of presentations. If nothing else it'll be something interesting to talk about during interviews.

 

[hockeydentist]

Hockeydentist,
Your research sounds interesting.
What gene do you plan on inserting into the Adenovirus? (growth factors, differentiation factors?)
Will you be working with cytokines as well?
I wish my lab focused on experimenting with AAV's.
I think the new thing scientists will be looking at is using RNA interference at blocking binding proteins that hold up IGF-1 from doing its job.

were hoping, that we can overexpress Insulin Growth factor-1 and Growth hormone in the area of the wound using the adenovirus. Cytokine work is a possbility in the future, if we get our Adenovirus experiment to work.

 

[VClovesteeth05]

Yay for Research!

I have two published abstracts.

I've done two summers of research at the University of Rochester-one summer on C. elegans, the other on S. mutans (the main cavity causing bacteria).

My senior year (which ended a few months ago), I did senior research on E. coli's response to cold shock.

Currently I am working as a laboratory technician at Columbia working on primary pulmonary hypertension.


I am hoping to continue doing research in Dental school, it is quite fun!