{"id":3408,"date":"2014-04-11T15:18:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T19:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:51:50","slug":"biology-cureus-participant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2014\/biology-cureus-participant\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology I-CUREUS Participant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Profile: Biology I-CUREUS Participant Kim Seguin, a second year Biology student, shares her thoughts about her I-CUREUS experience in Biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As an I-CUREUS participant, I have provided support to Dr. Alex Wong\u2019s research. As a part of this research, I have been gaining experience working as a research assistant in a microbiology laboratory. I\u2019m responsible for setting up and running an experiment for Dr. Wong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of Dr. Wong\u2019s research involves studying antibiotic resistance genes in E. coli. I\u2019m a second year Biology major and so this project relates strongly to my course work here at Carleton, and it also relates to the part-time position that I hold outside of the school. I\u2019m aware that antibiotic resistance is a problem that scientists are facing. The bacterial world is fascinating in terms of evolution and E. coli makes a great model for studying the predicament that resistance causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been put into a position of responsibility and it has provided me with an amazing hands-on experience to experiment on a topic that is of importance to me. I have gained valuable time management skills from this experience. As is the case with most university and college students: I have a busy schedule. At first I had some doubt as to whether or not I\u2019d be able to harmonize everything \u2013 it felt a little overwhelming. But I\u2019m passionate about the research, and I figured out a way to make it work. I may not get as far into the experiment as I would have liked, but this made me realize that experiments take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would tell future students considering I-CUREUS that it has been a very positive experience for me. I met a great group of people \u2013 all so smart and talented. I would encourage future students to consider participating in I-CUREUS because it offers students invaluable experience. I\u2019m very grateful to the Discovery Centre, and to my supervisor and Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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