Hey guys! My name is Sydney and I am a sophomore studying neuroscience. I picked DIY Diagnostics because my FIG professor recommended Dr. Riedel for being very open to letting students pursue their own interests, I knew that the lab is related to healthcare in some aspects, and it is… read more
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Best of Luck, Cristian A. Cruz
As a Public Health and Human Biology major, I am interested in studying infections diseases specially those transmitted by vectors. During the application process to UT, I read about how undergraduate students were developing do-it-yourself diagnostics for mosquitoes in the Freshman Research Initiative. After reading the article, I decided to… read more
Becoming an Independent Researcher
I always knew that I wanted to join a research lab as early as possible, however, I felt that with no experience, I would not be accepted for many positions that require knowledge of basic techniques. However, through the ARI program, I was able to join an unexpected stream that… read more
Future of Healthcare
As a transfer student and a senior, the prospect of a research assistantship was something I was still seeking out, but my opportunities were increasingly few. However, after taking a biochemistry course focused largely on understanding and researching scientific literature, I was determined to join a research team and begin… read more
The Best Stream (DIY Diagnostics)
Greetings fellow UT schoolmates, Firstly, I hope you are adjusting well to the Forty Acres, after all, the campus is freaking HUGE and there are always SO many people. Not only that, but congrats on being admitted to the FRI program here at UT as well! FRI provides undergraduates with… read more
DIY, High Schoolers, and EHS collaborating to protect Waller Creek.
For almost two years now the DIY Diagnostics Research Stream has been monitoring Waller Creek along campus in the lookout for bacterial hotspots and attempting to identify the sources of these. I had the opportunity of joining the DIY Diagnostics Stream in 2014 and have been one of the Waller… read more
Cindy Phan
As a freshman, I stumbled upon this stream while looking at every potential stream that I might be chosen for. I thought to myself what a great stream this was to have your very own independent project. I was so excited to research about cancer or ringworms and all sorts… read more