Student Researcher Interview with Nicole Hershkowitz

Interviewer: Akshani Patel Interviewed: Nicole Hershkowitz A: Hi! Can you please tell me your name, major, and department of research? N: Hey Akshani, my name is Nicole Hershkowitz. I am a biomedical engineering and applied math and statistics double major, and my department of research is biomedical engineering. A: Follow up question what specific lab are you a part of? N: I am part of … Continue reading Student Researcher Interview with Nicole Hershkowitz

Student Researcher Interview with Dan Monessa

Interviewer: Benjamin Kerner Interviewed: Dan Monessa B: The first question is really just for the record, so what is your name, major, and what is your department of research? D: Sure, my name is Dan Monessa, I am a biochemistry major and the department of research I was in, was the department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology within Stony Brook Medicine. B: Great, so what specific … Continue reading Student Researcher Interview with Dan Monessa

Student Researcher Interview with Dhaval Shah

Interviewer: Benjamin Kerner Interviewed: Dhaval Shah B: Alright so first question, what is your name, major and what department of research do you work out of? D: Dhaval Shah, and Psychology with a Biology minor, and I work in the Periodontal department at the dental school of… It’s like a long name for the lab, but I won’t go into that.  Essentially a regeneration lab. … Continue reading Student Researcher Interview with Dhaval Shah

Student Researcher Interview with Amna Haider

Interviewer: Benjamin Kerner Interviewed: Amna Haider B: So, to start, what’s your name, major, and department? A: Right, so my name is Amna Haider. I am in the biomedical engineering department and I am a biomedical engineering major, with a chemistry minor.   B: Alright so how did you get into research, and what inspired you to do so? A: So, I got into research … Continue reading Student Researcher Interview with Amna Haider

Student Researcher Interview with Vinoth Bandara

Interviewer: Benjamin Kerner Interviewed: Vinoth Bandara B: So, to start, state your name, major, and department. V: I’m Vinoth Bandara, I work for the BME department and I am a BME major. I’m an imaging specialist, and I do a lot of optics work B: So how did you get into research? V: I got into research my freshman year through my freshman year BME … Continue reading Student Researcher Interview with Vinoth Bandara

April Student Researcher of the Month: Ioana Soaita

This past month, one of our cabinet members, Benjamin Kerner, had the opportunity to sit down with Ioana Soaita, a senior student researcher in the Biomedical Engineering Department under Dr. Rubenstein. B: So now how did you get into research and what inspired you to do so? I: So I was really interested in doing diabetes work and was looking into either learning more about … Continue reading April Student Researcher of the Month: Ioana Soaita

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Interview with Student Researcher Henry Ng

This past month, one of our cabinet members, Benjamin Kerner, had the opportunity to sit down with Henry Ng, a prominent student researcher here at Stony Brook. B: Alright so first question, what is your name, major, and department? H: I’m Henry Ng, and I’m a Biology major, specializing in developmental genetics. I am also a chemistry minor, because chemistry is great. I love it. … Continue reading Interview with Student Researcher Henry Ng

Interview with Student Researcher Josh Farr

Interviewer: Benjamin Kerner Interviewed: Josh Farr   B: For the record, what is your name, major, and department? J: Joshua Farr, Chemistry major, and chemistry department B: And what is the name of your research lab? J: I work in the Laughlin group under Dr. Scott Laughlin. B: So how did you get into research and what inspired you to do so? J: It was … Continue reading Interview with Student Researcher Josh Farr

Interview with the Undergraduate Biochemistry Society

This past week, one of our Cabinet Members, Benjamin Kerner, sat down with the President of the Undergraduate Biochemistry Society, Janki Patel, to learn more about their mission at Stony Brook.   B: What is the mission statement of your organization? J: So for undergrad biochem society, our goal is to basically foster a community for students that are interested in biochemistry and any of … Continue reading Interview with the Undergraduate Biochemistry Society

November Feature: BMES Interview

This month, one of our Cabinet Members, Benjamin Kerner, sat down with the President of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Adiba Chowdhury, to showcase their work at Stony Brook. The Biomedical Engineering Society is dedicated to promoting Biomedical Engineering in the hopes it will become a more tangible and approachable field to undergraduates. B: What it your role in the organization and how did you … Continue reading November Feature: BMES Interview

An Interview with Dr. Harvard Lyman

By Eman Kazi ’15 Professor Harvard Lyman has been a member of the Stony Brook community since 1968.  He’s become a bit of a legend in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and was the lecturer for the course BIO 310, Cell Biology, for a number of years until he retired in the Spring 2015. 1. Where did you complete your undergrad, graduate school … Continue reading An Interview with Dr. Harvard Lyman