Thank you, TRIP! by Margot Burstyn

We are finally at the end of this program! This has been a wonderful time, filled with educational experiences and fun. Through this program, I have learned what scientific research in the lab is like, and what it means to conduct your own fully fledged scientific experiment. I have developed confidence in various lab techniques and assays that will no doubt benefit me in college and beyond. The TRIP community is so supportive and I am so happy to have been a part of it. The final symposium was extremely fun, I really enjoyed listening to what all my labmates have been working on over the past 3 months. Each project was very well put together and interesting.

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My research project investigated how chamomile tea and decaffeinated green tea impact chronic anxiety disorder. I found that chamomile tea and decaffeinated green tea lessened chronic anxiety, but increased acute or situational anxiety. It was inconclusive whether chamomile tea or decaffeinated green tea better lessened chronic anxiety. Throughout my entire journey, the TRIP instructors have been very supportive and helpful in guiding my project and myself through the lab.

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​I immensely enjoyed the career talks, although I wish there were more of them, and I’m happy to have been exposed to what lab science is like. I will miss TRIP a lot, and I can’t wait to get into the lab again and to conduct more experiments!

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