Hello
everyone! My name is
Haley and I am currently a junior undergraduate student. This is my second
semester in the lab and will be in the lab next year as well. I am majoring in
biochemistry because I love understanding the mechanism of how things work. My
particular interest is, of course, neuroscience! I am minoring in neuroscience
and philosophy so that I can develop a better understanding of not only the
hard science of the brain but also the philosophical ideas of the mind.
In the lab,
we work with mice to help improve the current understanding of obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD). We study glutamate transporters in the striatum and
manipulate different sets of cells by taking advantage of the Cre-LoxP system
(Read more about it here!).
When I am
not in the lab or at school, I love to be outside! In the summer I try to spend
most of my time on the water whether it be jet skiing, boating or just being
with friends and family. I also enjoy hiking in the Adirondacks and in the
winter, I love to ski (a.k.a the only good part about winter). I love any and
all types of music and some of my favorite shows include Black Mirror, Game of
Thrones and The Office as well as being a documentaryaholic.
On campus,
I help run The Neuroscience Club. We are always looking for more students to be
a part of the club so if you are interested you can find us on MyInvolvement
and join our Facebook page, UAlbany Neuroscience Club. We will be trying
to post more frequently so that our members stay updated. It is a fun club for
anyone interested in neuroscience! Feel free to email me at hchesbro@albany.edu if
you have any questions!
My ultimate
goal is to go to medical school and become a Neurologist. I want to continue
studying neuroscience as it is such a rapidly advancing field with more and
more being discovered every year. There are so many exciting areas of research
including neuroregeneration, neural
prosthetics, neurogenetics, stem cell research, proteomics and much more. With
life expectancy climbing worldwide, treating health at the level of the
brain is becoming increasingly important to global human well-being. I
hope to one day help make a difference in the lives of those that are afflicted
with a wide range of neurological disorders.
Thanks for
reading!
Haley Chesbro
Haley is the recipient of the following awards:
2020 President's Award for Leadership – Distinguished Scholar-Leader Award
2020 Accepted to NCRC 2020 at Harvard University
2020 Accepted to NCUR 2020 at Montana State University
2020 CURCE Travel Award
2019 CURCE Award
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