TRIP Into My Life by Sameeksha Panda

Salutations to whoever may be reading this! My name is Sameeksha Panda, and as one of the newest members of TRIP, I can’t wait to tell you all about me. 

I am a current junior at Methacton High School, where I am vice president of the Science Fair Team and Biology Olympiad, as well as participating in the Medicine & Science Club. I love to be involved in school (known as my favorite place in the world) as a peer tutor, student ambassador, and newspaper writer. Of course, my interests extend out of school, such as my 10-year passion for dance and my obsession for reading, which even led to me creating my own reading program, One Book At A Time. In my free time, I’ll either be singing, dreaming of places to travel (I have a slight goal of seeing every country in the world), or volunteering at the local soup kitchen.

Science has always been a curiosity to me-how can even the smallest atom have so many different components to it, from protons to neutrons and even electrons? No matter what branch of science it is, the amount of things waiting to be discovered within every field of science has always attracted the naturally inquisitive me to it. It’s the perfect field for me, where I can learn something new every day that may change the world, or even just one atom of it. ​

At TRIP, I’ve already begun my scientific journey of learning; I’ve learned both the basics of micropipetting and making fly vials, as well as the developmental cycle of the Drosophila melanogaster (more commonly known as the fruit fly).  I decided to join TRIP because of my passion for science research and hands-on lab experience, and so far, it has surpassed all of my expectations. I can’t wait to see where the new few months will take me as I embark on my TRIP journey!