{"id":18165,"date":"2022-12-20T16:11:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/?post_type=profile&p=18165"},"modified":"2024-12-04T13:12:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:12:21","slug":"cate-albright","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/cate-albright\/","title":{"rendered":"Cate Albright"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major \/ Minor:<\/strong> Pure and Applied Mathematics \/ Public Health<\/p>\n

Area of Research:<\/strong> Biostatistics<\/p>\n

Name of Mentor:<\/strong> Laura White<\/p>\n

How did you get involved in research? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I got involved in research through the UROP opportunities page. I saw a project listed that combined my interests in mathematics and public health and reached out to my mentor.<\/p>\n

How did you meet your mentor? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I met my mentor after reaching out to get involved in research.<\/p>\n

What has your UROP experience taught you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have learned so much through my UROP experience. I conducted a research project from start to finish on cross-immunity and what conditions favor the formation of distinct SARS-CoV-2 serotypes. First, I developed a code in python with my mentor to simulate competing virus strains. We then analyzed the simulation and created models we would use in the research paper. After the analysis, I worked on writing a research paper that will soon be published. My mentor took on multiple UROP students, so I learned not only from my project but also from interacting with the other students involved in similar projects. It was a great experience to work alongside master’s and Ph.D. students and to gain insight into higher-level research.<\/p>\n

How has this experience helped you with non-research related things at BU? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I have gained skills I will take with me in my career upon graduation. My UROP group had weekly meetings where students presented progress. I learned how to communicate complicated topics efficiently. Working on this project also expanded my knowledge of computer science and taught me new analytical skills.<\/p>\n

What does a day in your research life look like? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I spent a few hours coding, working on presentations, or writing for the final paper each week. I had individual meetings with my mentor to discuss progress and review code. In addition, I had one weekly meeting for all of the UROP students working under my professor, where we presented progress, asked questions, and discussed goals.<\/p>\n

What advice would you give to someone interested in UROP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Look for a project that aligns with your interests, and be open to challenges. For example, I found my project because it combined my passions for math and public health. The biggest challenge of my project was creating a simulation in Python, as it was a coding language I did not have experience with. My interests drove me to push through the challenges of learning a new coding language. My UROP experience deepened my knowledge of Mathematics and Public Health. I learned about the research process from start to finish and gained skills I will take with me in my career upon graduation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20865,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/18165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20865"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/18165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19566,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/18165\/revisions\/19566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}