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Jeff Brodsky, PhD, is familiar with the stereotype, the scientist working alone in the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not been his experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the sense of community, the collegiality, the give-and-take of the research experience, is what first hooked him, back when he was a sophomore at the University of Illinois and a friend told him about a part-time job in an on-campus lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBasically, washing glassware,\u201d Dr. Brodsky said with a chuckle. \u201cBut it got me excited and gave me a sense of how the research community felt and worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI found that the lab was a natural fit for what I wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, he went on to more involved classes, bigger labs. Graduate school at Harvard University. Postdoctoral work at Berkeley. Today, he is the Avinoff Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also is the newest member of the External Advisory Board for the Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NE-INBRE) Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although he still is new to the board, Dr. Brodsky has 29 years of experience as an academic scientist. During that time, he\u2019s worked with nearly 100 undergraduates in his labs, run training grants, been associated with various granting agencies and provided funds to undergraduate research institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think I can bring experience in how to develop ways to get students excited about science,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also brings an admiration for the INBRE programs, because, he said, \u201cthey specifically target places that may not have the infrastructure or funds to support cutting-edge research and make opportunities available to those students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of the best graduate students I\u2019ve worked with over the years have been undergraduates in places where they were lucky enough to get the opportunity to do cutting-edge research. Unless we improve the ability of places to make this type of experience accessible to students, we risk losing a large group of potential future researchers. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to make these opportunities available to as many qualified students as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming into the NE-INBRE program, Dr. Brodsky said he is excited to see what this community of researchers is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne thing I love about science, you get out of it what you put into it,\u201d he said. \u201cI would love to provide my expertise and experience to make these students\u2019 projects better, to make their experiences more satisfying, and to share my insights into the many wonderful places science can take them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also enjoys working with undergraduate students who \u2013 as he did \u2013 are just beginning to fall in love with research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis can be an exciting but scary tine for them,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a time where you start to make hard decisions about the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you have ambition and drive and are curious, there are so many things you can explore.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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