This month's episode features GDB student Nicholas Wang! Nich's practicum is titled "Identification of Uncinaria spp. infections in California Sea Lions," which they completed under the mentorship and in the lab of Dr. Steven Nadler.

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The transcription for the episode can be found here⁠. 

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This month's episode of Practicum Pods features former GDB peer advisor and UCD Alum, Nimra Nazar!

Nimra's practicum is titled "Experiences of Low-Income Undergraduate Students with Disabilities at the University of California, Davis." She completed her practicum with her mentor, Dr. Michelle Ko.

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This month's episode features former GDB Peer Advisor and UCD Alum, Sloka Suresh!

Sloka's practicum is titled “Evaluating the Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Smoking Cessation Treatment Access and Utilization among Pregnant Women.” She completed her practicum with her mentor, Dr. Melanie Dove.

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Sophia Baltasar completed their GDB Practicum Project on Fetal CSF Clotting. Learn about Sophia's research experience in the GDB Office's May Practicum Pod!

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PI/Mentor: Dr. Cameron Sadegh ([email protected])

Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Audrey is currently working on their GDB Practicum Project on Fungal Plant Pathogen Species. Learn about Audrey's research experience in the GDB Office's April Practicum Pod.

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https://plantpathology.ucdavis.edu/people/akif-eskalen

https://ucanr.edu/sites/eskalenlab/

Keerthana Pagidimarri completed their GDB Practicum Project on " comparative assessment of diagnostic techniques for try trichomonas fetus and prevalence analysis and cats from Yolo. County, California." Learn about Keerthana’s research experience in the GDB Office's March Practicum Pod!

Practicum Mentor:Karen Shapiro, DVM MPVM PhD
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
One Shields Avenue, 4206 VM3A
University of California
Davis, CA 95616-5270
[email protected]

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Kazim Rizvi completed his GDB Practicum Project on "Circadian Rhythms of Drosophila melanogaster" Learn about Kazim's research experience in the GDB Office's February Practicum Pod!

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Dr. Fumika Hamada M.S. Ph.D, Associate Professor of Neurology, Physiology, & Behavior ([email protected])

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Alejandro is currently working on his GDB practicum project on vaping and its health implications! Listen in to learn more about Alejandro’s research experience in GDB Advising's January 2024 Practicum Pods episode.

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Mrinal Prabhakar is currently doing her GDB Practicum Project with Dr. Glenn C. Yiu, M.D., Ph.D. She is currently still working to find a title for her study. Learn more about Mrinal's research experience in Episode 19 of GDB Advising's Practicum Pods!

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Melanie Gallegos-Campos completed her GDB practicum project on "Study on the Establishment of Bifidobacterium breve SC95 in the Presence in 2’-fucosyllactose Using Stepwise Fecal Fermentations." Learn more about Melanie's research experience in this episode of GDB Advising's Practicum Pods!

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