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FAQs of Recruitment Season
Recruitment season is (virtually) right around the corner! Prospective students will have all kinds of questions, so the CAMB newsletter...
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Mar 6
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The Science Behind New Year's Resolutions
How are your New Year’s resolutions coming, CAMB students? We are reaching the time of year where many New Year’s goals might be starting...
Katey Stone
Mar 6
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Aime Franco
In this exciting midwinter edition of the CAMB Newsletter, our team is excited to introduce Dr. Aime Franco. Dr. Franco relocated her lab...
Kay Labella
Mar 6
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Wellness Resources at Penn
It’s 2025, and now that holiday breaks are over, it’s time to return to the lab and prepare for the next twelve months of failing...
Mara Davis
Mar 6
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Alumni Spotlight: Jesse Weber, Scientist at Scribe Therapeutics
Getting ready to graduate and looking further afield for your job prospects? Curious what your industry options are outside of...
Kay Labella
Nov 21, 2024
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Everything you need to know about the unionization of graduate students at Penn
We summarize the ongoing unionization of the graduate student community at Penn.
Eva Agostino
Nov 21, 2024
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Student Group Spotlight: Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group
We chat with the leaders of the Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Student Group
James Gesualdi
Nov 21, 2024
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Research Spotlight: Vi Pham
CAMB GTV student Vi Pham shares her exciting work on using a gene therapy approach to treat Multiple Sulfatase Disease
Ariana Majer
Nov 21, 2024
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Addressing frequently asked questions about strikes
A run down of frequently asked questions about Graduate Student Union Strikes
Eva Agostino
Nov 21, 2024
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Crystal Conn
Today we are interviewing Dr. Crystal Conn, an assistant professor in Radiation Oncology here at UPenn! Dr. Conn, a member of the Trainee...
Mara Davis
Feb 29, 2024
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Lethal versus Common-cold Coronaviruses
We are all familiar with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 and the ongoing pandemic that has now seen nearly 800 million...
James Gesualdi
Feb 29, 2024
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Advice on Switching Labs
Have you ever thought about changing thesis labs? You are not alone. Changing labs may seem scary or impossible, but that’s because we...
Ariana Majer
Feb 29, 2024
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What is a Thesis?
Congratulations, CAMBer! Your prelim is passed, your paper is published, and your box has been checked on that Permission to Write form. ...
Kay Labella
Feb 29, 2024
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Big Pharma perspective: Monika Eiva – Scientist at The Janssen Pharmaceutical companies
Dr. Monika Eiva is a Scientist in the Large Molecule and Drug Product Development department at the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of...
Kanika Jain
May 19, 2022
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Industrial Postdoc perspective: Antonia Bass – Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Merck.
Dr. Antonia Bass is a postdoctoral research fellow at Merck since October 2020. Her project involves investigating innate immune...
Kanika Jain
May 19, 2022
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Small Biotech perspective: Priya Khurana – Scientist at Catamaran Bio.
Dr. Priya Khurana is a Scientist in the Cell Process group at Catamaran Bio, since July 2021.
Kanika Jain
May 19, 2022
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Changing the Face of STEM | SACNAS
Innovations from the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) fields have profoundly touched every aspect of human life. More...
Yee Hoon Foong
May 19, 2022
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Animal Reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2
Examining the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in wild white-tailed deer throughout Pennsylvania.
James Gesualdi
May 19, 2022
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Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Aleman, Science Grant Writer
We speak with Dr. Jennifer Aleman, a 2021 Genetics & Epigenetics graduate about her experience as a science grant writer.
Felicia Peng
Feb 28, 2022
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Battle of the non-murine model systems
Yee Hoon Foong and Sylvia Stankov Model systems are an invaluable tool in the biomedical sciences. They serve as controlled stand-ins...
Yee Hoon Foong and Sylvia Stankov
Feb 24, 2022
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Mitochondrial Trafficking: A Two-Way Street
Opposing microtubule motors, such as the plus-end-directed kinesin and the minus-end-directed dynein, must work in tandem to actively...
Megan Guerin
Feb 24, 2022
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Your Turn to Roll
The tavern door creaks, swinging open before you into a room that glows golden with hearthlight. The clank of mugs and the clink of...
Kay Labella
Feb 24, 2022
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Creative CAMB-ers: Catching up with our Artistic CAMB StudentsCAMB: Beyond the Science
By Aishwarya Pawar and Hannah Kolev We have long suspected that there is more to CAMB students than their scientific expertise and...
Aishwarya Pawar and Hannah Kolev
Nov 19, 2021
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Gender-neutral pronouns and their journey: Renaissance of ‘They’
By Kanika Jain Merriam-Webster recognized ‘they’ as its 2019 Word of the Year based on the number of dictionary lookups, and introduced...
Kanika Jain
Nov 19, 2021
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