Hello! I hope that your week is going well and you and your family have been remaining warm and healthy! For those of you who don’t know, my name is Caroline Kopack and I am a sophomore this year at Saint Mary’s College. I am a Biology major on the Pre-Med track with a focus in molecular biology and a minor in Spanish. I have been working with Dr. Young in the Locomotion Lab for almost a year now. I have been between projects during the last few months, working with members of both Team ACL and Team Turtle. When I joined the lab, I was unsure of which project I would like to be a part of for my senior comprehensive project. This uncertainty, however, has led to me experiencing two very different types of research styles and objectives, which has been unimaginably helpful in guiding me towards what I hope to do for my senior comprehensive project in the future.
While I was on break and during the first few weeks of this semester, I have been providing help and emotional support to Megan Saunders as she puts the final touches on her project. I never expected to become so invested in the physical traits of turtles whose name I can barely pronounce, but anything is possible in these uncertain times! This project has definitely been a labor of love for Megan, and I’m so excited to see how this project has unfolded in the last few months. I’m also looking forward to this semester as I’ll be moving to learn more about the ACL research lab from the current seniors who are managing the project. This particular project is very interesting to me and was the original reason that I was drawn to join Dr. Young’s lab last year. Hopefully, with the possible new additions to the project and in collaboration with the new members of the lab, we will be able to further test the conclusions put forth by our amazing seniors who have led the project thus far. Hi, Its Megan W. again!
Last semester I finished up my ACL research project on Q angle-differences between injured and non-injured women at Saint Mary's College. I spent a lot of time working with Megan G. and Micaela learning to analyze or data together. In my research, I was unable to find a statistically significant relationship between larger Q angles and knee injuries. Along the way I learned how to be flexible with different Covid-19 protocols. I also learned how to use computer technology such as ImageJ in order to calculate the Q angles of the participants in my study. This was my first scientific research study that I conducted and I was very challenged along the way while learning new skills. This semester I am looking forward to getting to know the new people in our lab while continuing to learn about everyone else's projects. I am also busy with clinical and working to finish my last semester of nursing school. So far, this semester has been off to a busy but great start! |
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February 2024
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