December 5, 2014 – List of Working Projects for Fall 2014 and Concluding Remarks The purpose of this post is to simply state what projects I have been working on during the semester. I focused nearly all my efforts into my independent project, the rapid urine test strip reader app.… read more
Projects
I Hate Mosquitoes
DIY Diagnostics is a great FRI for a hands-on experience in creating and building your own experiment as well as making new friends. The stream is exciting and very self-driven, you are given freedom and the independence to conduct research at your own pace, with mentors and Dr. Riedel available… read more
Self-Discovery
When I was originally looking at the different FRI streams as a freshman, I didn’t really have a particular area of research that I felt very passionately about, but I did have some interest in the areas of biological and medical research. Coming into FRI, I also didn’t have any… read more
This Lab is at the Forefront of the DIY revolution
Many students perceive research as an interesting yet frustrating task that has little relevance to their life in the future. Although very frustrating at times, research in any scenario teaches valuable skills that are useful in one’s future aspirations regardless of the chosen career path. I had experience with some… read more
Surge of Confidence
My DIY Diagnostics experience was a little different than most. I was introduced to the DIY stream in the early summer of 2017 through the ARI (Advanced Research Initiative). I chose this stream, as I felt it would give me the freedom to learn how to solve real-world issues in… read more
“The Research Conducted in this Lab is so Exciting”
The DIY Diagnostics stream had a very appealing curriculum and hands-on interaction aspect. It was my second choice, but after having two semesters of experience under my belt, I can honestly say that it would hands down be my first choice if I had to do the selection over again.… read more
Depression to Discovery App
Depression to Discovery is an app based around mental illness, specifically depression. The purpose of this app is to end the stigma behind depression by providing information to the general public about depression. Aside from providing information about depression, this app is designed to provide additional resources to people with… read more
DIY funded by Gates GCE Grant for Mosquito Diagnostics
Undergraduate researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are creating diagnostics to test mosquitos for blood-borne pathogens. These diagnostics will combine a simple mosquito-processing device by Paratus Diagnostics with molecular technology to transduce the presence/absence of pathogens into a chemical signal for reading on a common pregnancy test strip. Freshman… read more
Digit Ratio
While not quite palm-reading, scientists have long correlated behavior with the length of your fingers. In particular how long your pointer finger is relative to your ring finger seems to indicate how much testosterone you were exposed to in utero. There are many conflicting reports on what this ultimately means… read more
Skin Cancer Reminder App
This app is designed to aide individuals in a self-examination of their skin. It is primarily aimed towards anyone concerned about cancerous or precancerous lesions. Users should examine their body every month to document possible changes and report to their doctor anything suspicious. The app first educates common users on… read more