{"id":47915,"date":"2016-07-30T13:30:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=47915"},"modified":"2016-07-28T15:31:05","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T20:31:05","slug":"i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2016\/07\/30\/i\/","title":{"rendered":"I <3 Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last spring semester KJHK was interested in learning more about the research taking place\u00a0on campus. Motivated by the belief that KU was frothing with interesting experiments, KJHK went looking for individuals who could inform the Lawrence community\u00a0about their work. Luckily the Center for Undergraduate Research was nice enough to put KJHK\u00a0in contact with a lot of their undergraduate award winners (UGRA) from the 2016 spring\u00a0semester. So, Erick Oduniyi, our Applied Sciences Coordinator got a chance to sit down\u00a0with four UGRA winners to learn more about their research projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Binstock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47921 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/emily-binshtok-pic-2-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"emily binshtok pic 2\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/emily-binshtok-pic-2-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/emily-binshtok-pic-2.jpeg 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Emily Binstock is a junior studying biochemistry and psychology at the university. The\u00a0undergraduate research award winner is a generously kind and ambitious individual who so\u00a0gently talks about her current research project: \u201cRestoration of the Anti-Metastatic microRNA\u00a0miR-29b to Breast Cancer Cells\u201d, advised by Dr. Rebe<br \/>\ncca Marquez.\u00a0Emily Binstock has been a undergraduate researcher since her freshman year, so she is fit to\u00a0delve into the process of getting involved in research at KU. Additionally, Emily relays the\u00a0impact of her current research project, going into depth about the technical and exciting process\u00a0of deconstructing and constructing DNA.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/275814372&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"150%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMusic: <em>J Dilla &#8211; In Space<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shigeto &#8211; Saturn\u2019s Return<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Addison Schile:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Addison Schile is a senior studying chemical engineering and mathematics at the university. In his\u00a0interview, Addison talked about his individual research process, family heritage, and hobbies.\u00a0An unsurprisingly cool character, Addison details his research project: \u201cNonlinear Dynamics of\u00a0Charged Push-Pull Polyenes through the Lens of Gaussian Statistics\u201d, revealing the utility of\u00a0theoretical chemistry.\u00a0Addison will be heading off to University of California, Berkeley for the next academic year to\u00a0pursue a PhD in chemistry.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/275814382&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"150%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMusic: <em>Knxwledge &#8211; Wngs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shigeto &#8211; Saturn\u2019s Return<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny Stern:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Animals, Animals, Animals. Jenny Stern, a senior studying ecology and evolutionary<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47922 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lobsterjenny-e1469736250492-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"lobsterjenny\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lobsterjenny-e1469736250492-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lobsterjenny-e1469736250492-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lobsterjenny-e1469736250492.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> biology\u00a0cares a lot about animals and their respective patterns of behaviors. As an participate in the\u00a0UkanTeach program, as well as, an undergraduate research award winner she is an interesting,\u00a0highly considerate, and a charming individual. She delves into her passion for teaching, aquatic\u00a0life, and her research project: \u201cRecurrent Evolution of Venomous Spines in Cartilaginous\u00a0Fishes\u201d, which was advised under Dr. Leo Smith. Jenny is a Lawrence native and worked in the\u00a0Biodiversity Institute as a researcher and assistant curator within the natural history museum. In\u00a0fact, Erick got a chance to tour the lab she works in and speak with lab mate, Matthew Girard.\u00a0Erick was able to\u00a0receive an up close look at dissection and the diversity\u00a0of aquatic animals.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/275814366&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"150%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMusic: <em>KFLETO &#8211; Uhhhh<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shigeto &#8211; Saturn\u2019s Return<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Austen McGuire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Busy senior Austen McGuire managed to squeeze in time to talk with KJHK about research at\u00a0KU, specifically his current research project: \u201cAttachment Security Priming as an Intervention to\u00a0Reduce Symptomatology and Externalizing Problems among Children with Histories of\u00a0Maltreatment and Neglect\u201d, advised under Dr. Omri Gallath.\u00a0Austen is studying Psychology at KU and cares a great amount about human attachments,\u00a0particularly the various implications it has for adolescents who have experienced trauma. As a\u00a0undergraduate research veteran he laments his process and the challenges of researching.\u00a0After Austen graduates he will will be attending The University of Kansas to pursue a PhD in\u00a0Clinical Psychology.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/275814377&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"150%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMusic: <em>MF Doom &#8211; Coffin Nails<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shigeto &#8211; Saturn\u2019s Return<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last spring semester KJHK was interested in learning more about the research taking place\u00a0on campus. Motivated by the belief that KU was frothing with interesting experiments, KJHK went looking for individuals who could inform the Lawrence community\u00a0about their work. Luckily the Center for Undergraduate Research was nice enough to put KJHK\u00a0in contact with a lot of their undergraduate award winners (UGRA) from the 2016 spring\u00a0semester. 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