Panel: Engineering Biology in Graduate School
Hosts: EBRC Student and Postdoc Association (SPA: website) Date: Tuesday, September 13th, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PT (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET)
Panelists
Ross Jones: Postdoc @ University of British Columbia -- Zandstra Lab
Megan McSweeney: PhD Student @ Georgia Tech -- Styczynski Lab
Leah Davis: PhD Student @ Rowan University -- Daringer Lab
Ice Cholpisit: PhD Student @ University of Washington -- Carothers Lab
Kelsey Gray: PhD Student @ University of Maryland Baltimore County -- Marten Lab
Andrea Garza: PhD Student @ Rice University -- Chappell Lab
Christine Davis: PhD Student @ Scripps Institute -- Shen Lab
Neil Butler: PhD Student @ University of Delaware -- Kunjapur Lab
Agenda
12:00 - 1:00 -- Prepared questions
1:00 - 1:30 -- Audience questions
Prepared Questions
What drew you to research engineering biology?
What are career opportunities in the field?
Why do a masters or PhD to study engineering bio? (from both BS/MS perspective)
Do you need to have done a bachelors or master's in BioE or ChemE to apply to BioE/ChemE grad programs?
Is it common/advantageous to come back to grad school after working?
What did you look for in a graduate program?
How did you find potential labs to work in?
How did you organize putting together applications?
Who did you ask for reference letters?