Practicum Pods

Happy June! Listen to our brand new episode featuring the wonderful GDB Peer Advisor, Rama Drwich! The title of Rama's practicum project is "Reactive Oxygen Detoxification Contributes to the Mycobacterium abscessus Antibiotic Survival." She completed her project under the guidance of PIDr. Bennett Penn. The transcription for the episode can be found here . Email gdb-advise@ucdavis.ed...

Happy May! Check out this episode featuring recent GDB alumni, 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.  The transcription for the episode can be found ⁠ here⁠⁠⁠ . Email gdb-advise@ucdavis.edu with ideas or suggestions...

Happy April! Check out this 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....

Happy March! For this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing the wonderful Rachel Arndt! Rachel 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. The transcription for the episode can be found ⁠⁠ here⁠⁠ . E...

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. The transcription for the episode can be found ⁠here⁠ . Email gdb-advise@ucdavis.edu with ideas or...

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. The transcription for the episode can be found here . Email gdb-advise@ucdavis.edu wit...

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.   The trans...

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. Links & Information: Dr. Robert Atwill ( ratwill@ucdavis.edu ) https://www.epi....

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. Links & Information Mentor and contact info: One Health Institute...

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! Links & Information - Emily Title Bridging the Gap in Childhood Malaria Prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying Barriers in Parental Det...

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). Links & Information Mentor and c...

This month’s episode features GDB student, Nana Yansane. Nana’s practicum project is titled “SQR Expression Maintains Intestinal Hypoxia Which Prevents Facultative Anaerobe Growth in the Murine Gut.” She completed her practicum project with post-doc Dr. Anaïs Larabi under the guidance of her PI, Dr. Andreas Baumler, in the Baulmer Lab (Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology). Links &amp...

This month’s episode features fourth-year GDB student, Anjolie Doan (she/her). Anjolie's practicum project is titled "MARCKS in Macrophages Contributes to Lung Cancer Progression." She completed her practicum project with her mentor, Dr. Ching-Hsien Chen of the Internal Medicine Department. Links & Information Mentor: Dr. Ching-Hsien Chen Email: jchchen@ucdavis.edu   Internal Medicine Departme...

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. Links & Information Mentor: Dr. Athena Soulika Em...

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 episode features GDB student Nicholas Wang! Nich's practicum is titled "Identification of Uncinaria spp. infections in California Sea Lions," which they completed under the mentorship and in the lab of Dr. Steven Nadler. Links and Information: Faculty Mentor: Steven Nadler, B.S., M.S., Ph. D., Department of Entomology and Nematology Profile: https://entomology.ucdavis.edu/people/steve...

This month's episode of Practicum Pods features former GDB peer advisor and UCD Alum, Nimra Nazar! Nimra's practicum is titled "Experiences of Low-Income Undergraduate Students with Disabilities at the University of California, Davis." She completed her practicum with her mentor, Dr. Michelle Ko. Links and Information: Mentor: Dr. Michelle Ko, Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Man...

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 completed her practicum with her mentor, Dr. Melanie Dove. Links and Information: Mentor: Melanie Dove, M.P.H., Sc. D. , Assistant Adjunct P...

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: Transcript PI/Mentor: Dr. Cameron Sadegh ( csadegh@ucdavis.edu ) Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Audrey is currently working on their GDB Practicum Project on Fungal Plant Pathogen Species. Learn about Audrey's research experience in the GDB Office's April Practicum Pod. Important Links: https://plantpathology.ucdavis.edu/people/akif-eskalen https://ucanr.edu/sites/eskalenlab/

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! Practicum Mentor:Karen Shapiro, DVM MPVM PhD School of Veterinary Medicine Department of Patholog...

Kazim Rizvi completed his GDB Practicum Project on "Circadian Rhythms of  Drosophila melanogaster " Learn about Kazim's research experience in the GDB Office's February Practicum Pod! Important Links Dr. Fumika Hamada M.S. Ph. D, Associate Professor of Neurology, Physiology, & Behavior ( fnhamada@ucdavis.edu ) The transcription for the episode can be found here .  Email gdb-a...

Alejandro is currently working on his GDB practicum project on vaping and its health implications! Listen in to learn more about Alejandro’s research experience in GDB Advising's January 2024 Practicum Pods episode. Links & Info Faculty Mentor - Kent Pinkerton, PhD: https://environment.ucdavis.edu/people/kent-pinkerton Undergraduate Public Health Scholars: https://health.ucdavis.edu/phs/educat...

Mrinal Prabhakar is currently doing her GDB Practicum Project with Dr. Glenn C. Yiu, M.D., Ph. D. She is currently still working to find a title for her study. Learn more about Mrinal's research experience in Episode 19 of GDB Advising's Practicum Pods ! Important Links: Faculty Mentor - Glenn C. Yiu, M.D., Ph. D.: https://profiles.ucdavis.edu/glenn.yiu Yiu Lab: https://health.ucdavis.edu/eyecente...

Melanie Gallegos-Campos completed her GDB practicum project on "Study on the Establishment of  Bifidobacterium breve  SC95 in the Presence in 2’-fucosyllactose Using Stepwise Fecal Fermentations." Learn more about Melanie's research experience in this episode of GDB Advising's Practicum Pods ! Important Links: Faculty Mentor - David A. Mills, Ph. D.: https://foodscience.ucdavis.edu/people/david-mi...