<p>It seems that research is a popular type thing around these parts… as someone who is into that myself, I am interested to see what others have submitted.</p>
<p>Have you had a summer (or otherwise) research experience? Where was it? Have you gotten published? First author? What sort of stuff have people been doing? And finally, ED/RD? and what is your intended major?</p>
<p>Just curious, I think that it would be interesting to get a list going…</p>
<p>I have had research experience. I began my project last year, and I am continuing it this year. I do my work at my school (my state's math and science academy). I am using western blots and immunodetection to determine if dopamine causes a protein to be produced in mouse neurons, and if that protein is responsible for changes in the growth of synapses on these mouse neurons. </p>
<p>My results so far: almost nothing conclusive so far. My tests really weren't working last year, I think I found out why this year (I found that I was killing my cells with excess dopamine). I can't really get published, because my research is still a work in progress (well, I could potentially have a successful western blot by tomorrow, but we'll see). I had an advisor, but this was my own project, my own idea and all of my own work. I had essentially complete control. It was great. </p>
<p>I'm RD to cognitive neuroscience. I'm very interested in neuro research, look at my posts on the Brown applicants roster for more info about what I want to do.</p>
<p>Yeah, um, I'm not just bumping.</p>
<p>My results have been inconclusive... until today. I got data, just not great data. But it's a start... I need to do many more replicates, but I'm so happy I have something.</p>
<p>Anyway, any other Brown researchers out there?</p>
<p>awesome, IK! I did stuff at the NIH last summer, and got an abstract out of it.</p>
<p>yeah, anyone else?</p>