Researchers of Emory

Klamath Henry is a senior majoring in Anthropology. She was awarded a Spring 2019 Conference Grant which she used to attend the 7th Annual Screening Media Festival at the University of Pennsylvania. As a Native American woman, I always try to embed my research in topics of interest and relevance to my people. The larger institution of higher education has not been historically accessible for my people. Even to this day, there are very few Native peoples’ voices being heard in academia. It is important for non-Native people to hear our stories and learn from our ways of knowing. Alongside that, institutions of higher learning can also work to preserve and protect some of the older ways of Native knowing and teaching that may be lost within the next few generations of people.

Ngozi Nwabueze  is a senior majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. She was awarded a Spring 2019 Conference Grant which she used to attend the Georgia Clinical and Translational  Science  Conference.

Julia Gensheimer  is a senior double majoring in Biology and Chemistry. She was awarded a Spring 2019 Conference Grant which she used to attend the Keystone Symposia: Cancer Immunotherapy: Mechanistic Insights to Improve Clinical Benefits. As a freshman at Emory, I was eager to join a lab studying cancer immunotherapy. I read research descriptions on faculty websites and contacted principal investigators to express my enthusiasm for joining their lab.  Rafi Ahmed , a world-renowned immunologist, replied within minutes. After learning of his legacy, I arrived at the meeting prepared for an intense interview. Instead, I was met with a smile as he simply asked me when I wanted to start!

Congratulations to Zoe Robbin, URP’s featured undergraduate student researcher for the month of April! Zoe is currently a senior and is the first-place winner of the first annual URP 3-minute thesis competition.  **How did you get started in undergraduate research?** I got started in undergraduate research when I was a sophomore. I networked a lot with my professors and developed a lot of relationships with them. My first experience as part of a developed research team was when I was able to assist with writing a systematic review of conception strategies for people living with HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. It was a great experience and highly recommend undergraduate to develop relationships with your professors because you never know when they might need assistance from an undergraduate. **What motivated you to select your specific research topic?** The research topic that I presented for the 3-minute thesis was about the influence of tribal networks on

Undergraduate Research Programs is pleased to present Undergraduate Research Efforts that transcend the classroom, and go beyond the bench.  Please visit the following link for an inside look at Emory students who have pushed the bounds of research: https://tinyurl.com/beyondthelab1 Visit the  Undergraduate Research Programs  website to learn more about what  Undergraduate  Research Programs has to offer.

Sydney Hwang  is a junior double majoring in Chemistry  and  Economics. She was awarded a Fall 2018 Conference Grant which she used to attend the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) This past November I had the opportunity to attend the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Indianapolis, IN. I enjoyed not only presenting my research to scholars in my field, but also networking with a plethora of passionate and driven science students. The conference offered various workshops that were attractive to undergraduate students, as they covered topics such as time management, applying to graduate school, writing an engaging personal statement, career pathways in science, and navigating mentor relationships. My favorite workshop was about the imposter syndrome, a psychological pattern in which one doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud.” I was surprised to see that almost ever

Undergraduate Research Programs recently hosted the Annual Spring 2019 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Please visit the following link for an inside look: https://tinyurl.com/Emorycoverage Visit the  Undergraduate Research Programs  website to learn more about what  Undergraduate  Research Programs has to offer.

Sarah Lee is a Junior  double  majoring in Philosophy and Economics. She was awarded a Spring 2019 Conference Grant which she used to attend the Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference. I had the opportunity to attend the  2019 Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference, held at the DoubleTree Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort. There, I spent three days going to sessions about a range of issues related to and located within the Writing Center, meeting students and faculty from across the Southeastern U.S., and of course, presenting my own research about genre theory and informing tutoring practices with knowledge of genre – “ Writing in Philosophy Courses: Writing Conventions, Analysis, and Strategies .”