My name is Ben Schoenberg and I\u2019m a Senior undergraduate student at UCLA, majoring in Biology with a minor in Biomedical Research. This Winter quarter I\u2019ve been selected to participate in a glorious opportunity which involves traveling to Nicaragua and performing field biology research.<\/p>\n
Future sports medicine physician or world-traveling biologist? I hope to answer this question at the end of my field biology quarter experience. I\u2019m excited to gain a better understanding of research in a field environment after spending 1.5 years in a stem cell lab on campus. But almost more than that\u2014I can\u2019t wait for the day in and day out activities in Nicaragua. Canoeing up the local river, searching for slippery frogs of all shapes and sizes, and really getting my hands dirty. A venomous snake experience would be very cool too, although at a distance of about 10 meters of course. I\u2019m also looking forward to being part of this trip with a group and communicating our stories and discoveries to each other. I\u2019ve never traveled to such a remote part of the world, especially one that\u2019s a biodiversity hotspot and can only imagine the mysterious creatures I\u2019m going to encounter. Furthermore, getting off the grid and truly disconnecting from social media and email is definitely something I\u2019m looking forward too.<\/p>\n
In terms of academic goals I aspire to come back with a new dedication towards conservation biology, with the goal of making a positive impact in the field. Whether that involves direct research, increased public awareness, or spreading cute pictures of spider monkeys playing. Finally, I\u2019m looking forward to gaining practical skills in developing experiments to test and recording results. I\u2019ve never used the statistical software \u201cR\u201d before and feel it could be a useful tool in analyzing data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My name is Ben Schoenberg and I\u2019m a Senior undergraduate student at UCLA, majoring in Biology with a minor in Biomedical Research. This Winter quarter I\u2019ve been selected to participate in a glorious opportunity which involves traveling to Nicaragua and performing field biology research. Future sports medicine physician or world-traveling biologist? I hope to answer … Continue reading From Lab Bench to Rainforest<\/span>