— Jonathan Amezquita PREP@UCD trainees participate in the T32 Training Program in Molecular and Cell Biology annual retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake. In the time leading up to the retreat, the program had us writing grant proposals, working almost full time in lab, and thinking about graduate schools. Which are all reallyContinue reading
Category: musings by PREP scholars
Embarking on a new beginning
–Lynda Flores-Graham In the spring of 2017, I was a Biochemistry major looking to embark on the next step toward a graduate program. I applied to the PREP@UC Davis post baccalaureate program hoping to strengthen my research skills and apply to a PhD program. The last ten months as aContinue reading
THE INTERVIEW and what followed…
–Ivan Olaya I was very happy when I was invited to interview with the UC Davis Integrative Genetics and Genomics (IGG) graduate program and I immediately called my family and friends to tell them the good news. After that, I had two things I mind: what would the interviews beContinue reading
Got mentors?
Grad school is hard enough as it is. That is a more than a confirmed fact. If you have plans to attend grad school in the future, then what kind of things can you do now to help your self survive in grad school? Get good mentors! I’ve recently foundContinue reading
October’s T32 Training Program Retreat
October’s Annual Retreat of the UC Davis T32 Training Program in Molecular Cell Biology at Stanford Sierra Conference Center at Fallen Leaf Lake offered diverse insights into ongoing research at UC Davis. Trainees presented research from various fields of biology allowing us to appreciate the range of techniques and model organisms used in biologicalContinue reading
New PREP@UCD cohort
Tianna, Eduardo, Ivan, and Lynda begin on 1 July! We are so excited and look forward to a rich and productive year.