{"id":7200,"date":"2021-08-10T20:30:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T01:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/?p=7200"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:32:08","slug":"bradley-lepak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/2021\/08\/10\/bradley-lepak\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradley Lepak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2022 Participation<\/h3>\n<p><span>Originally from Connecticut, Bradley is currently teaching 10th-12th grade Biology at East Boston High School. His favorite thing about teaching is helping students see how exciting science is. Boston\u2019s success as a biotechnology hub allows Bradley to take his students out on field trips and invite speakers, ultimately showing his students how biology is being used in different settings.\u00a0<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This summer, Bradley worked with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/research-projects\/2022-summer-projects\/daniel-lookadoo\/\">Daniel Lookadoo<\/a>\u00a0at StataDX alongside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-reu\/meet-the-participants\/2022-participants\/karina-mendoza\/\">Karina Mendoza<\/a>\u00a0(REU). He worked on optimizing GFAP sensors for electrochemical biosensing. GFAP is a biomarker of Multiple Sclerosis and its detection aids the tracking of the disease\u2019s progression. The lab work often consisted of building and testing biosensors and using instruments like a potentiostat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more about Bradley\u2019s RET experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/759646530?h=a4e80b4168&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"Brad Lepak Interview - RET Program\" data-ready=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Bradley was appreciative of how helpful the whole lab was, \u201cThey\u2019re experts in their field, but people also are really excited to talk about what they\u2019re doing. They enjoy their research or what they\u2019re doing in a lab, and they want you to also be excited about it and understand it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2242\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2022\/10\/08.09.22_RET_LabPhotos_BradLandKarinaM7-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"wp-image-2242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2022\/10\/08.09.22_RET_LabPhotos_BradLandKarinaM7-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2022\/10\/08.09.22_RET_LabPhotos_BradLandKarinaM7-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2022\/10\/08.09.22_RET_LabPhotos_BradLandKarinaM7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2022\/10\/08.09.22_RET_LabPhotos_BradLandKarinaM7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2022\/10\/08.09.22_RET_LabPhotos_BradLandKarinaM7.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brad Lepak (RET) and Karina Mendoza (REU) working together in the lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>2021 Participation<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2021\/08\/IMG_3299-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2021\/08\/IMG_3299-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2021\/08\/IMG_3299-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2021\/08\/IMG_3299-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2021\/08\/IMG_3299-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2021\/08\/IMG_3299-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/files\/2021\/08\/IMG_3299-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4>Name? Teaching? Lab?<\/h4>\n<p>Brad Lepak is a biology and chemistry teacher at East Boston High School working in Daniel Lookadoo\u2019s lab.<\/p>\n<h4>Advice for future RETs?<\/h4>\n<p>Brad wants future RETs to really listen, learn from, and get to know everyone in the lab, especially the undergraduate students teacher\u2019s are paired with. He also advises teachers to ask for help and ask a lot of questions whenever they need to.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more about Brad and his work below!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" title=\"Brad Lepak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3dCZyi7sP3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 Participation Originally from Connecticut, Bradley is currently teaching 10th-12th grade Biology at East Boston High School. His favorite thing about teaching is helping students see how exciting science is. 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