Interview with Anna Kirkland, J.D., Ph.D.

Posted by Noor Fares on 2022-03-29

Interview with Anna Kirkland, J.D., Ph.D.

Interview by Noor Fares

Professor Anna Kirkland is the Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG). She is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and holds courtesy appointments in Sociology, Political Science, and Health Management and Policy. …

Interview with Thomas Sisson, MD

Posted by Kyle Rodrigues on 2022-03-13

Interview with Dr. Thomas Sisson, MD

Interview by Kyle Rodrigues

Dr. Thomas Sisson is a practicing pulmonary and critical care physician, a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, and the director of the Department of Internal Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program at the University of Michigan. He also runs …

Undergrad in the Spence Lab: Interview with Lexi Fine

Posted by Sarah Tolchin on 2022-03-13

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Lexi Fine to talk about her work as a student researcher at the University of Michigan. Lexi is currently a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in anthropology and minoring in art. 

We first talked about what made her want to get involved in …

My research journey: from an MRADS peer mentor

Posted by Daisey Yu on 2022-01-30

Daisey Yu is a sophomore pre-med student in LSA.

Before coming to Michigan, I had next to zero involvement in research. For a high school graduation requirement, I completed a short internship with a Wayne State University professor. However, those two weeks were not enough for me to fully understand …

An Interview with Kenneth Cadigan, Ph.D.

Posted by Grace Abbud on 2022-01-22

Interview with Dr. Kenneth Cadigan

Interview by Grace Abbud 

Dr. Kenneth Cadigan is a Professor and Chair of the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology department at the University of Michigan. He received his PhD from Dartmouth University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Basel, Switzerland and Stanford …

An Interview with Felix Warneken, Ph.D.

Posted by Hannah Park on 2022-01-15

Interview with Dr. Felix Warneken 

Interview by Hannah Park 

Dr. Felix Warneken is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, Department of Psychology, and Principal Investigator at the Social Minds Lab. He received his PhD from the Max Plank Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and has previously worked …

An Interview with Catherine Scull, PhD

Posted by Rafee Mirza on 2022-01-11

Interview with Catherine Scull, PhD

Interviewer: Rafee Mirza

An Interview with Julie Biteen, Ph.D.

Posted by Amy Liu on 2022-01-06

Interview with Julie Biteen

Interviewer: Amy Liu

Dr. Biteen is the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies and a professor of chemistry and biophysics at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the use of single-molecule fluorescence imaging for investigating fundamental questions in bacterial cell biology and metal nanoparticle plasmonics. …

An Interview with Aimée Classen, Ph.D.

Posted by Evelyn Faust on 2021-12-08

Interview with Aimée Classen

Interviewer: Evelyn Faust

Photo courtesy of Classen Lab

Dr. Aimée Classen is a Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and the Director of Biological Station at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. in Biological Science at Smith College in 1995 and Ph.D. in Biology …

An Interview with Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.

Posted by Matthew Lee on 2021-12-08

Interviewer: Matthew Lee

Dr. Gabriel Corfas received an M.Sc. in biological sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a Ph.D. in neurobiology from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He did postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Gerald Fischbach, first at Washington …