You've Got Potential!

By You've Got Potential

We aim to showcase undergraduate research to build a community that informs, connects, and inspires undergraduate students interested in research. As current undergraduate researchers ourselves, we un... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

You've Got Potential! episodes:

December 01, 2023Researching Auditory Learning and Memory with Faiza Ramadan
Hear from Faiza about mapping the brain, the neuroscience of learning sound, and the Project SUPER undergraduate research program! Faiza is a genetics major and an undergraduate researcher in the CLEF Lab, which investigates the epigenetic mechanisms involved in auditory learning and memory.
Faiza joined the lab through the Project SUPER research program offered through the Douglass Residential College for women at Rutgers, and she also served as a peer mentor for the Introduction to Scientific Research course associated with the program. Find out more in the links below!
Project SUPER: https://douglass.rutgers.edu/wise/project-super

More STEM programs at Douglass: https://douglass.rutgers.edu/wise

CLEF Lab website: https://cleflab.myportfolio.com
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Interested in being a guest speaker? Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/fp5ThLtf6HhtXbAG7
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Instagram: @youve.got.potential
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgt6kLKXo2BmMjVvvNWsW9w
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
Email: [email protected]
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November 03, 2023Researching Protein Dynamics with Eric Mooney
For today’s very special episode, Eric tells us about his path to research at Rutgers, computer simulations of protein dynamics, and pursuing a PhD! We wish you the best of luck for the next chapter!
Check out these helpful resources!
Seeker (YouTube channel with videos on a wide range of science topics): https://www.youtube.com/@Seeker/featured

Simon Clark (YouTuber with PhD vlogs and advice): https://www.youtube.com/c/SimonOxfPhys/videos
Rutgers Resources
NSF I-Corps at Rutgers: https://ored.njaes.rutgers.edu/strategic-programs/i-corps/

Career Explorations in Arts and Sciences: https://sasundergrad.rutgers.edu/career-explorations/course-information

MBB Seminar: Careers in Science with Dr. Gunderson: https://biology.rutgers.edu/biological-sciences/courses/detail/32-molecular-biology-and-biochemistry-courses-3/159-694-383-seminar-in-molecular-biology-and-biochemistry
Connect with Us!
Interested in being a guest speaker? Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/fp5ThLtf6HhtXbAG7
Follow our Social Media!
Instagram: @youve.got.potential
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgt6kLKXo2BmMjVvvNWsW9w
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
Email: [email protected]
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October 22, 2023 Introducing YGP Season 2!
We’re back…and we have a new crew! The original hosts have graduated, but don’t worry - we will continue to dive into the amazing research being done by students here at Rutgers. Meet the new team and find out what we have planned for the podcast!

Connect with Us!
Interested in being a guest speaker? Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/fp5ThLtf6HhtXbAG7
Follow our Social Media!
Instagram: @youve.got.potential
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgt6kLKXo2BmMjVvvNWsW9w
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
Email: [email protected]
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April 21, 2022 Researching Computer Vision in Spinal Cord Injury with Malaika Mahmood
Learn about circles, fruit flies on CBD, and slicing spinal cords with Malaika! As a student at Rutgers Camden in a neuroscience lab in Piscataway, Malaika is a driven, curious, passionate student with an impressive variety of experiences under her belt.
Connect with Us!
Fill out this form to get a sneak peek of our guest speaker's background before their episode comes out (and a chance to ask them some questions): https://forms.gle/4qNaWAiauLrv55kD7
Interested in being a guest speaker? Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/fp5ThLtf6HhtXbAG7
Follow our Social Media!
Instagram: @youve.got.potential Facebook: You've Got Potential
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
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30min
February 10, 2022 Researching Pulmonary Inflammation with Tanvi Banota!
Mustard gas, #womeninstem, linguistics, and academic medicine. Learn more in our episode with Tanvi! Starting her research as a high schooler, Tanvi is an expert in her field, with multiple conferences and a variety of experiences under her belt.
Tanvi is also the Editor-in-chief of the first official Rutgers Undergraduate Research Journal in association with the Aresty Research Center. Find out more about the journal here: https://aresty.rutgers.edu/aresty-rurj
Connect with Us! Fill out this form to get a sneak peek of our guest speaker's background before their episode comes out (and a chance to ask them some questions): https://forms.gle/4qNaWAiauLrv55kD7
Interested in being a guest speaker? Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/fp5ThLtf6HhtXbAG7
Follow our Social Media!
Instagram: @youve.got.potential
Facebook: You've Got Potential
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
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28min
January 21, 2022 Researching Social Networks with Maria Xu!
Mental health in schools, finding cliques with coding, and cognitive science. Learn more in our first psychology and cognitive science research episode with Maria!
Maria also shared an amazing volunteer opportunity for people interested in lending an ear to people who just need someone to talk to. If you're interested in clinical psychology or mental health advocacy, find more about how to volunteer for Buddy Help here: https://buddyhelp.org/volunteer/
Connect with Us!
Fill out this form to get a sneak peek of our guest speaker's background before their episode comes out (and a chance to ask them some questions): https://forms.gle/4qNaWAiauLrv55kD7
Interested in being a guest speaker? Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/fp5ThLtf6HhtXbAG7
Follow our Social Media!
Instagram: @youve.got.potential
Facebook: You've Got Potential
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
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29min
January 06, 2022 Researching Schizophrenia with Allen Fu!
Medical progress, molecular mental health, and how you can help patients! We really enjoyed talking to cell biology and neuroscience major Allen Fu about his project on the molecular underpinnings of schizophrenia. He is a passionate advocate towards better care and better therapies for mental health patients and hopes to one day be able to help deliver therapies that efficiently change his patients' lives.
If you want to be involved with the CBN major, join the CBN Society on Get Involved! If you wish to contribute to helping individuals undergoing mental health crises, you can learn more about the non-profit organization Crisis Text Line mentioned in the interview at the following link: https://www.crisistextline.org/
As always remember YOU'VE GOT POTENTIAL! And Happy New Year! We are excited to continue producing content and we have a lot of exciting projects for this year!
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December 24, 2021 Researching Bones and Bugs with Sandy Paredes!
Missing bones, bog bodies and everything criminal minds hasn’t told you about insects in forensics! Talking with Sandy was a fantastic example of the unbelievably interdisciplinary nature of science, and a great reminder that there is no such thing as something not worth discovering! We hope you enjoy this episode, where you’ll learn about archeology, forensics, and entomology in a way you likely haven’t before, all while also hearing Sandy’s story figuring out her life and aspirations! We also wish to take this time to thank you all for an amazing first year. You’ve Got Potential is a project that means so much to us and we are so excited it took off like it did! Thank you for your support, Happy Holidays from the whole team, we’ll see you with plenty of exciting content next year!
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October 29, 2021 Researching Medically Significant Spiders with Jaden DeMario!
What a better way to celebrate the spookiest week of the year if not with sharing the incredible work of Genetics major Jaden on spiders! This interview is not for the faint hearted, as you'll learn about a lot of spider species and their implications in human health; but don't worry! You'll also learn so much about common misconceptions about spiders, their importance in your home, and a great arachnophobia-friendly way to get spiders off your basement ;)
Happy Halloween! If you have any questions for Jaden and his fact sheet on medically significant spiders and their distribution, you can reach him at [email protected]
The factsheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YaoBYTTFwd697R1BoP6FytDmLv9_XMvegT2s2Ri3pSE/edit?usp=sharing

Connect with Us!
Fill out this form to get a sneak peak of our guest speaker's background before their episode comes out (and a chance to ask them some questions): https://forms.gle/4qNaWAiauLrv55kD7
Interested in being a guest speaker?
Fill out the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgmUsRBm1UnRvQwvJsqAKyEaukRdrB-Bqiw_7WdSbAKOartg/viewform
Follow our Social Media!
Instagram: @youve.got.potential
Facebook: You've Got Potential
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
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30min
October 14, 2021 Researching Machine Learning and Data Science with Melissa Gonzalez!
Mice on treadmills, 3D neural networks, and the intersection of business, engineering, and neuroscience.
Learn how NIH Diversity Fellow, Melissa, started biomedical research, how she is absolutely crushing it, and how she aims to continue to do so in her future career.
Additional shoutout to Mel! We got some famous people on our podcast now! https://www.rutgers.edu/news/engineering-student-receives-nih-funding-scientists-underrepresented-groups-biomedical
If you are minority student who wants to get into research, check out LSAMP! Link to their website here: https://lsamp-nb.rutgers.edu/
Also check out the Society of Hispanic Engineers (https://sites.rutgers.edu/ru-she/)
Connect with Us! Fill out this form to get a sneak peak of our guest speaker's background before their episode comes out (and a chance to ask them some questions): https://forms.gle/4qNaWAiauLrv55kD7
Interested in being a guest speaker? Fill out the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgmUsRBm1UnRvQwvJsqAKyEaukRdrB-Bqiw_7WdSbAKOartg/viewform
Follow our Social Media! Instagram: @youve.got.potential
Facebook: You've Got Potential
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/youvegotpotential
#youvegotpotentialpodcast #undergraduateresearch #womeninstem
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FAQs about You've Got Potential!:

How many episodes does You've Got Potential! have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.