/undergrad-research/ en /undergrad-research/blog/2026/05/how-mentorship-evolves-after-unh The relationships we build as undergraduates at 91制片厂 don鈥檛 have an expiration date of graduation day. Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/271 /undergrad-research/blog/2025/05/first-lab-may-not-always-be-right-fit-how-i-tried-something-new-found-my-passion As he prepares to graduate, Graham Collinsworth '25 shares how finding the right research lab at 91制片厂 led him to a doctoral program at Dartmouth College. Fri, 16 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/235 /undergrad-research/blog/2025/04/hamel-center-researchers-urc-part-3-jenna-loporcaro Jenna Loporcaro 鈥�25 is a biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology major performing research in Dr. Konstantinos Sousounis鈥檚 lab at the 91制片厂, focused on lens regeneration in newts. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/234 /undergrad-research/blog/2025/02/questions-answers-personal-impact-research The extent of what I do day-to-day is something the younger version of me never would have expected. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/229 /undergrad-research/blog/2025/01/road-trip-my-progression-through-undergraduate-research-unh This experience awoke an itching curiosity that I knew I had to keep exploring. My solution? Find a research lab that would let me learn as much as I could as soon as I could. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/228 /undergrad-research/blog/2024/10/three-most-important-skills-i-learned-participating-research While participating in undergraduate research is often encouraged for a resum茅 boost or acceptance into graduate school, there is so much more to this experience than what meets the eye. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/224 /undergrad-research/blog/2024/09/studying-neuroscience-lab-first-time As a student studying to complete my Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry, molecular, and cellular biology, I have always been interested in anesthesia. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/221 /undergrad-research/blog/2024/05/spring-clean-ways-organize-busy-schedules-days If you are about to begin summer research, or planning to do research next year, you may find yourself asking 鈥渉ow can I juggle all of my different activities and excel?鈥� Wed, 15 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/212 /undergrad-research/blog/2023/12/how-determining-what-kind-research-lab-right-you Whether you are in liberal arts, STEM, or business (and every major in between), there are ample research labs and projects to join. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/207 /undergrad-research/blog/2023/08/presenting-research-world-its-impact-lessons-i-learned In April, I had the opportunity to present my work in cancer research at the annual American Association for Cancer Research conference in Orlando, Florida. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/201 /undergrad-research/blog/2023/08/summer-semester-collection-tips-how-transition-reap-inco Imagine this: It is the final day of summer, and you鈥檙e hitting 鈥渟end鈥� on the email to the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research with your final REAP report. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/204 /undergrad-research/blog/2023/08/presenting-conference-20000-attendees The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is a massive, international conference with over 20,000 people at the 2023 meeting. Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/200 /undergrad-research/blog/2023/08/connecting-research-presentations Over the past two years, I have been researching Merkel Cell Carcinoma, a rare neuroendocrine skin cancer with very little research on it. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/184 /undergrad-research/blog/2023/05/growing-through-research The final week of classes in my undergraduate career is over. All that鈥檚 left between me and my degree in biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology is a couple finals and an Honors senior thesis. It doesn鈥檛 feel real. Wed, 10 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/181 /undergrad-research/blog/2023/01/importance-lab-based-courses Throughout my four years at 91制片厂, I have taken at least ten courses that have a lab component, and I have spent countless hours conducting research in Dr. Sarah Walker鈥檚 lab. Although lab courses are quite different than working in a research lab, the skills I learned in class have been critical to my research career thus far. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/179 /undergrad-research/blog/2022/09/day-life-undergraduate-researching-ovarian-cancer This past summer I worked on a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) through the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research with my mentor... Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/177 /undergrad-research/blog/2022/09/summer-investigation-growth-cancer-cells Research has always been of interest to me, and it was a major part of my decision to study biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology here at 91制片厂. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/175 /undergrad-research/blog/2022/07/finding-what-you-are-passionate-about During my two years at 91制片厂 that I have pursued research in biochemistry, I have learned the importance of exploring different options to find the work I am passionate about. I decided to pursue lab work because I was interested in it as a career path and wanted to make sure I enjoyed it. I worked in a plant genomics lab starting in my second semester at the 91制片厂, continuing over the summer after being granted an Undergraduate Research Award (URA), and into the fall of my sophomore year. Working with Dr. Estelle Hrabak, I was testing the effectiveness of three ways to fix a root growth defect in Arabidopsis thaliana. I enjoyed working in the lab and I learned new techniques, how to troubleshoot when experiments were not going the way I wanted them to, and how to approach scientific writing. But it became evident to me that I wanted to pursue a different career path in human medicine and I needed to make a change in the type of research I was doing. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/155 /undergrad-research/blog/2022/06/how-write-research-grant-proposal I learned a lot about writing a proposal for a research grant when I applied for a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), and there鈥檚 a lot I wish I knew before I started. Since writing my first proposal a year ago, I have written two more and want to share some do鈥檚 and don鈥檛s that I learned along the way. While my research focus is drug discovery for triple negative breast cancer, these tips can be applied to proposal writing in any field. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/156 /undergrad-research/blog/2021/12/how-i-got-involved-research-what-it-meant-me When I came to 91制片厂 I knew I wanted to pursue a degree in biochemistry but I had no idea what direction I wanted to take for that degree. I loved science labs in high school and was fascinated by the topics I was learning about. These topics included how cells function and what jobs different parts of the cell do. Chemical reactions also really fascinated me. I liked figuring out the steps of a reaction and what caused them. Being able to figure out an unknown and work as a team to solve problems was exciting and new to me. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/163