On day 3, after my daily check-in, I continued doing research for my model management project. I participated in more free trials in various different companies, and I gathered information about their services on their websites.
Tag: STEM
5/25
Today, after getting feedback on our graphics from yesterday, we learned how to use PowerBI to create a dashboard with statistics. PowerBI is a very efficient tool to create graphs, as it automatically creates charts when you combine two columns from excel, using whatever type of graph it thinks fits best or you manually select. I really like using PowerBI to display information, it is an excellent tool and I think it will help me in my career to be proficient in PowerBI. Here is the first dashboard I created, with the same WHO covid statistics. 
5/24
Today was our first day in the office, and what a great way to start! We began by meeting the other two people who would be most involved in our internship, Mike and Depti, and learning more about their jobs and what the company does as a whole. The fun part was after lunch, when we were given COVID data from the WHO and had to answer questions about statistics from the countries and regions using excel to create pivot tables and pivot charts. We created graphics to show answers to these questions and will present them tomorrow morning for feedback. Here’s a graphic I created to show the vaccination statistics by region.
5/23
Matthew and I had a zoom call with Mr. David Ungaro, our mentor for this internship, to discuss the expectations of our internship and what we would be doing over the next two weeks. I had the opportunity to discuss where my interest in computer science started with him, and explain why I wanted to intern at Gilead sciences. We talked about what the focus of our work would be, and that we had a lot of freedom in terms of what we wanted to work on.
I also researched the location, and apparently their building in NC is relatively new, built within the last year.
Day 2: Laber Labs
Dr. Laber gave a presentation on analyzing data and statistics to show us where it was used in the real world, such as the prime location to open a restaurant (and what factors to consider) and what data can tell us about where more armor should be placed on planes.
One the big examples he showed us was using machine learning to determine which emojis are the most used in sex trafficking cases. Since sex traffickers hide their advertisements through cryptic wording and emojis, it’s become increasingly hard to track them down, while still making their services accessible to their clients. Using machine learning, the program could identify whether someone was being trafficked/a minor or whether they were doing it out of their own will, as law enforcement prioritizes the former. We also talked about machine learning in precision medicine that determines the amount of dosage a patient should get by comparing the patient’s characteristics to those of former patients.
Day 3- Surgeries and Fillers
Today I worked with Dr. Stephanie and Dr. Chalgren in the pm and am respectively. In the morning, Dr.Chalgren let me in on some of the Moh’s sugaries he performed on patients to get rid of skin cancers. After each surgery, we went to the lab to look at microscopic images of the cell he removed and detected whether the patient still had remaining positve results for further procedure. He showed me the different layers of the dermis, mitosis, and cancer in basal cells. In the afternoon, Dr. Stephanie performed fillers on a patient’s cheeks to give more volume as well as showed the process of laser hair removal. Dr. Stephanie is really great at patient communications and it was super fun to see her interact with them. It was really eye-opening to see the multi faceted procedures and surgeries that different dermatologists specialize in. Below is a picture of a basal cell carcinoma under microscopic imaging.
Day 2- UNC dental visit
Today was a unique day as a few students interested in dentistry went together on a dental visit to UNC. In the morning, Dr. Frazier taught us some basic skills on removing and inserting rubber bands on braces and the mechanics of orthodontists using YouTube videos. It was interesting to note that the a titanium wire is used accordingly to adjust to bodily temperatures which decreases flexibility as temperature rises. Later we went to a research facility and talked to students on a research study on the impact of early stress on teeth formation with the use of Zebrafish. We were able to look in a microscope of a zebrafish sample and see the growth dental growth of Zebrafish and how similar it was to humans. Finally, we took a tour of Adams school of dentistry with a couple of the dental students and they guided us through the different centers in the building. Although I wasn’t able to go into the dermatologist office today it was really informative to talk with dental students about their experiences! Below is a picture of Maris and I at Adams school of dentistry at UNC.
Day 1- Cases of Dr. Boyse’s patients
I started my work experience at around 8 am in the morning at Southern Dermatology and we right off the bat looked at some of the different cases of the day. It was really interesting to see the multitude of skin diseases that many people had and the solutions Dr. Boyse had to solve the diagnosis. For instance, many of the patients were on Accutane to fix their acne or required injections in the hair to help with Alopecia. Dr. Boyse showed me an image explaining how acutane works to shrink oil glands and reduce acne. Some of the patients were also interested in Botox procedures and it was really cool to see the immediate effects of the injections. The techs were really cool to talk to in between appointments and I am super excited to work with Dr. Boyse again later this week! Below is a picture of the effects on oil glands that Dr. Boyse described following accutane treatments.
Lenovo
Today was filled with insightful reflecting whether that was on goals for this year or for projects I started. Reflection is not all I had up my sleeve as a new project sprung us into the future of what Lenovo’s VSP (vantage smart performance) could be. From optimizing drive space to controlling high usage apps to managing start-ups today’s work was never dull, nor were the flowers that hung from the wall. Well that’s all for today but know for sure there is more to this story then ever before.
Day Two
For my second day, I just continued researching for my model management project. I looked at several different software companies and saw what features they offered in their model management platforms. To further understand the user experience, I started a free trial with one of the companies and tried their model management platform. I took notes of what the true experience was like versus what was described on their website, and I compared the two to see if what they claimed is true.