Summer Spotlight: Veebha Havaldar
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Veebha Havaldar
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Expected Graduation: 2025
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Where is your research opportunity located or who is it in partnership with?
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
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Explain the details of your research.
My project is in melanoma prevention, and characterizing different pigments in the skin.
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How did you find this opportunity?
This is my third summer in the Krishna Lab and my second summer participating in the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s CanSUR program!
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What has your experience been so far?
Working in a lab is a lot of fun. I’ve been having a great time trying to propose structures for these pigments, and I was able to give my first longer oral presentation last month!
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What are you most looking forward to?
I’m looking forward to presenting again at the end of the summer, and at Intersections!
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What's your best advice for students who might be looking for a similar opportunity?
Don’t be afraid to ask for help, and get the most you can from whatever you do! (I’m also a peer advisor for the school of engineering, so this is a great question:) )
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Anything else to share?
This is my third summer in Cleveland, and I’m a huge fan. I also like to rock climb and go to the beach when I’m not in lab!