Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium Review

Undergrad symposium

Congratulations to my Biology undergraduate researcher for their phenomenal work presenting at the Undergraduate Research Symposium! Annelie Minor , Emma Volkmann, and William Hancock came together over the course of a semester to present their work on cross-species cichlid behavioral studies. Annelie Minor and William Hancock have been working with me since September 2022. I […]

Join Our Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Groups!

I want to start some collaboration groups with a focus on producing publications across disciplines in my LinkedIn connections. If you are interested in contributing, please fill the following poll. All background and experience levels welcome. ⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️❄️❄️❄️❄️Happy Holidays!❄️❄️❄️❄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️

Growth through the years: Empowering both grade school and Grad school students through teaching and being a role model

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I hope you all had a peaceful break with your loved ones. This year, I am thankful for my amazing mother Julie Shi-Branch has been an exceptional teacher to young people in Florida since I was in middle school (Which might explain a little about my passions as a researcher). Since high school, I have […]

Bioscience Graduate Association Launches at Georgia Tech

Bree with fellow gradaute students who launched the bioscience graduate association

Thrilled to announce the launch of Georgia Tech Bioscience Graduate Association with Leah Pennell and Nolan Barrett !! Our goal is to foster greater community through targeted conversations on graduate student priorities. Be on the look out for more from us on our first town hall!

Inspiring girls to pursue STEM through participation in the Scientist Panel for Girls

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I had an amazing experience serving on the Scientist Panel for Girls in engineering day!!🔭👩🏾‍🔬🧬👩🏻‍🔧🩻👩🏼‍💻🧪👩🏻‍⚕️💻👩🏽‍🏭📡👩🏻‍🚀🧰A Big Thank you to Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) hosting this event! We had the opportunity to talk with young female scientists at the high school and undergraduate level and share our experience with them. I […]

Georgia Tech Neuro Next Event

Bree presenting her poster

Excited to be a part of the Georgia Tech Neuro Next launch event! I met a lot of scientist across campus working in innovative neuro science applications. Please reach out to learn more about how I am studying behavior in cichlids through neuroscience! 🐠🐡🧬🥼

Michael Ortega and Jameson Pham presented at the GT & Spelman Climate Workshop

My (Breanna Shi‘s) mentees Michael Ortega and Jameson Pham presented at the GT & Spelman Climate Workshop conference today and I couldn’t be prouder of their dedication as student researchers. Climate science is a critical topic, and it’s incredibly impactful to see my mentee find meaningful connections to it through our work and share their […]

Breanna Shi Speaks at Georgia Tech’s Bioinformatics Organization Graduate School Panel

I (Breanna Shi) am honored to be invited to speak with Georgia Tech’s Bioinformatics Organization on their Graduate school panel. It’s inspiring to see so many students interested in entering this emerging field early in their career. We had great conversations about courses and experiences that will help students figure out if they want to […]