Research Ambassadors
Nila Dharmaraj '28
Email me at: ndharmar@u.rochester.edu
Discipline(s) of Research
- Life Sciences
- Social Sciences
Major(s) and Minor(s)
- B.S. in Neuroscience
- Minor in Psychology
Areas of Interest/Research Focus
- Department of Neuroscience URMC - Geha Lab: studying how satiety and hunger are encoded in the brain through fMRI analysis
- Department of Neuroscience URMC - Dr. Lizarraga: studying quality of life and psychology in patients with Myasthenia Gravis
- Brain and Creativity Lab USC - Dr. Habibi: studying how personality traits, empathy levels, and anxiety influences stress-reducing music genre preference
Areas where I may be particularly helpful
- Cold emailing and getting started in research
- Tour of URMC
- Managing research and academics together
- Literature review and poster presentations
What advice do you have for prospective or new researchers?
Starting research can seem very daunting, and being open-minded is very important to be able to find your passion. The love of learning will drive your motivation for research, so stay curious! Research is unlimited and the beauty of it is getting to explore anything you want. You aren't supposed to know everything at first and it is okay you do not - the journey is the best part of the process.