PHOTO ESSAY

My internship is at the Cooper Lab at UC San Diego. Here, research is conducted on Jerboas, a mouse-like rodent with abnormal proportions. Their goal is to understand the difference in the hindlimbs of a jerboa compared to those of mice using genetic engineering in order to figure out development and evolution. 

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Here is the link to the resume that I sent to Kim Cooper in order to be considered for this internship.

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I am most looking forward to developing relationships with the people around me and being able to be in such a professional environment. I am excited about being able to do research and be mentored by a graduate student because I feel like she will be able to help me understand what she had to do to get to where she is. I am prepared to use the skills I have previously learned at school and from my parents. I am very excited to use my social skills, my visual perspective, and my curious demeanor. I hope that my social skills help me to be very communicative with my colleagues. In the past, I have struggled with communication despite my love for talking with people. Hopefully, I will take this experience as a way to work on how to be more professionally communicative. I also plan on challenging my instinct of design in order to creatively solve problems or attempt experiments in a distinct ways. Lastly, I hope to use my curiosity to guide me through the entirety of the month. By being curious, I will allow myself to get the most out of the beautiful intelligence floating around me.