Practicum Pods

GDB Advising is proud to present our podcast interview series, Practicum Pods! We recognize that many GDB students share information about practicum mentors and opportunities through in-person interactions within GDB courses and in our office. In Practicum Pods, GDB peer advisors interview current and former GDB students to talk their practicum experiences. We highly encourage all of our students to tune into a new Practicum Pods episode every month to learn about different types of research, mentorship, project specifics, and much more!

If you are interested in sharing about your practicum project on Practicum Pods, please email [email protected]. We would love to share your experience!

 

Practicum Pods Episode 41: Samantha Arteaga

We are so honored to present our May Practicum Pods episode featuring the wonderful GDB student, Samantha Arteaga! The title of her practicum is "Evaluation of the Canine Microbiota During Chemotherapy Treatment." She completed her project under the guidance of PIs PI(s) Dr. Hannah Savage and Dr. Derek Bays.

 

Practicum Pods Episode 40: Arvind Sandhu

I am excited to present our April Practicum Pods episode featuring recent GDB Alumni, Arvind Sandhu! The title of his practicum is "Intra-Articular Delivery of P6 Peptide in Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Effects on Inflammation and Tissue Regeneration in a Mouse Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Model." He completed his project under the guidance of PI Dr. Augustine Saiz.

 

Practicum Pods Episode 39: Rachel Arndt

Happy March! For this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing the wonderful Rachel Arndt! Rachel's Practicum title is "Socioeconomic Disparities in Healthcare Access and Health-Related Quality of Life Among California Children with Asthma." She completed her project under the guidance of PI Dr. Julie T. Bidwell, Ph.D., R.N.

 

Practicum Pods Episode 38: Qiudi Cheng

Happy February! For this episode, I had the honor of interviewing the lovely Quidi (Judy) Cheng! Quidi's Practicum title is "Establishing a CRISPR/Cas9 System in Mimulus guttatus Targeting the Short Root (SHR) Gene." She completed her project under the guidance of PI Dr. Siobhan Brady.

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Practicum Pods Episode 37: Tiffany Chen

Happy January! This month, we have the honor of spotlighting the lovely Tiffany Chen! Tiffany's Practicum title is "Researching mEH Activity in Rare vs. Non-Rare Human EPHX1 Variants." She completed her project under the guidance of mentor Dr. Christophe Morriseau and PI the late Dr. Bruce Hammock.

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Practicum Pods Episode 36: Augusta Quilliam

Happy December! We are so excited to present this month’s episode featuring GDB student, August Quilliam (she/her). Augusta's practicum project is titled “CRISPR-mediated gene knockout in Botrytis cinerea for identification of novel virulence factors and potential antifungal targets.” She is completing her practicum project under the guidance of her PI, Dr. Ioannis Stergiopoulos.

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Practicum Pods Episode 35: Morgan Streeter

We had the pleasure of interviewing Morgan Streeter for our November Podcast! Their practicum project is on the environmental transmission of pathogenic E. coli from dairy cows. They are currently completing their project under their PI, Dr. Robert Atwill. Dr. Atwill is not accepting any applications at the moment.

 

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Dr. Robert Atwill ([email protected])

Practicum Pods Episode 34: Keerti Vadapalli

This month’s episode features GDB student, Keerti Vadapalli (she/her). Keerti's practicum project is titled “Validation of Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test for Sarcocystis neurona in Southern Sea Otters.” She is completing her practicum project under the guidance of her PI, Dr. Woutrina Smith, at the One Health Institute.

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Practicum Pods Episode 33, Special Edition: Peers Emily and Aydin

This month’s special episode features our two senior GDB peer advisors, Emily Jajeh (she/her) and Aydin Linzey (he/him)! Tune in to hear about how both peers found their mentors, completed their research and their insights into the practicum experience!

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Practicum Pods Episode 32: Chiroshree Das

This month’s episode features GDB student, Chiroshree Das (she/her). Chiroshree’s practicum project is titled “Spore Dissemination of Bartlett Pear Branch Canker and Dieback Pathogens.” She completed her practicum project with grad student Celeste Gonzalez Chavez under the guidance of her PI, Dr. Akif Eskalen, in the Eskalen Lab (Department of Plant Pathology).

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