A Research Opportunity in the Chang lab led Alena Qin, a student in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program, to an appreciation for hands-on experimentation.
Students in Arts & Sciences can engage in research opportunities through the Research Opportunities Program. Qin was accepted into the lab of Professor Belinda Chang, whose lab works on recreating the evolution of visual proteins in the laboratory, using dry-lab computational methods, but also wet-lab mutational studies.
“The ROP has definitely helped me narrow the scope of the type of research I’m interested in,” say Qin. “I’m really enjoying the wet lab experience and I’m thinking of pursuing a career that’s more in line with that.”
You can read more about Qin’s experience in “A&S Research Opportunities Program provides second-year undergrad Alena Qin with hands-on lab experience.
ROP courses are posted on CLNx in February when the applications start. You must apply on CLNx within the program application timeframe, which is from mid-February to mid-March every year, to be considered.
For other positions in Cell & Systems Biology, students can review the list of Faculty for labs researching their topics of interest and contact the professors. Not all professors have available positions in their labs, so it’s good to contact several professors.
We are glad to offer these research positions to help students learn where their future can take them.