Global Disease Biology

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 Pod 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!

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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!

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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

In our Practicum Pods series, current GDB students are interviewed by GDB Peer Advisors in a conversation that delves into their practicum projects! We highly encourage all of our students to tune in to Practicum Pods to learn about different types of research, mentorship, and project specifics!

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

In our Practicum Pods series, current GDB students are interviewed by GDB Peer Advisors in a conversation that delves into their practicum projects! We highly encourage all of our students to tune in to Practicum Pods to learn about different types of research, mentorship, and project specifics!

In our Practicum Pods series, current GDB students are interviewed by GDB Peer Advisors in a conversation that delves into their practicum projects! We highly encourage all of our students to tune in to Practicum Pods to learn about different types of research, mentorship, and project specifics!

Mrinal Prabhakar is currently working on her GDB Practicum Project in the Yiu Lab. She is still working on the title of her project. Learn about Mrinal’s research experience in Episode 19 of the GDB Office's Practicum Pod!

Important Info:

In our Practicum Pods series, current GDB students are interviewed by GDB Peer Advisors in a conversation that delves into their practicum projects! We highly encourage all of our students to tune in to Practicum Pods to learn about different types of research, mentorship, and project specifics!