Global Disease Biology

This month’s episode features fourth-year GDB student, Adriana Vasquez (she/her). Adriana's practicum project is titled “Assessing Male vs Female Collagen Production Following a Burn Injury Via Masson's Trichrome Stain.” She completed her practicum project with her mentor, Dr. Athena Soulika from the Shriners Hospital Department of Dermatology.

This month’s episode features fourth-year GDB student, Rachel Jang (she/her). Rachel's practicum project is titled “Combined Drought and Salinity Stress Enhances Fluorescence Signaling in Pistachio Root.” She completed her practicum project with her mentor, Dr. Georgia Drakakaki from the Department of Plant Sciences.

This month's pod features GDB student Nicholas Wang! Nich's practicum is titled "Identification of Uncinaria spp. infections in California Sea Lions", which they did under the mentorship and in the lab of Dr. Steven Nadler. The transcription for this episode is linked here.

This month's Pod features former GDB Peer Advisor and UCD Alum, Nimra Nazar! Sloka's practicum is titled “Experiences of Low-Income Undergraduate Students with Disabilities at the University of California, Davis.” She completed her practicum with Dr. Michelle Ko with the Undergraduate Public Health Scholars program in the public health department.

This month's episode features former GDB Peer Advisor and UCD Alum, Sloka Suresh! Sloka's practicum is titled “Evaluating the Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Smoking Cessation Treatment Access and Utilization among Pregnant Women.” She did her practicum with Dr. Melanie Dove in the Public Health Department.

Find the transcript of this episode ⁠here⁠.

Sophia Baltasar completed their GDB Practicum Project on Fetal CSF Clotting. Learn about Sophia's research experience in the GDB Office's May Practicum Pod!

Important Links:⁠

Audrey Spindler is currently working on her GDB Practicum Project on  "Characterization of Kalmusia Fungal Plant Pathogen Species Emergent in California.” Learn about Audrey's research experience in the GDB Office's April Practicum Pod!

Important Information

Keerthana Pagidimarri completed their GDB Practicum Project on " comparative assessment of diagnostic techniques for try trichomonas fetus and prevalence analysis and cats from Yolo. County, California." Learn about Keerthana’s research experience in the GDB Office's March Practicum Pod!

Important Information

Kazim Rizvi is a 4th year GDB student currently conducting their practicum project on "Circadian Rhythms of Drosophila melanogaster" Learn about Kazim's research experience in the GDB Office's February Practicum Pod!

Important Info

Dr. Fumika Hamada M.S. Ph.D, Associate Professor of Neurology, Physiology, & Behavior (⁠fnhamada@ucdavis.edu⁠)

Alejandro Tapia is currently working on his GDB Practicum Project in the Pinkerton Lab. He is still working on the title of his project, but his practicum deals with fourth-generation e-cigarettes and the health implications of their use. Learn about Alejandro's research experience in Episode 20 of the GDB Office's Practicum Pod!

Links & Info