My most valuable experience at Pitt, in addition to the Biochemistry program, was the opportunity to conduct my own research project in the Jacobson lab. After starting in my freshman year, the more than 3 years of research were full of learning - everything from the basics to critical thinking, experiment planning, and evaluation of outside research. I am currently using the experience gained in the Jacobson lab to pursue questions about fundamental macromolecular interactions in Dr. Josh Wand's lab in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics program at the University of Pennsylvania PhD program. I found that the undergraduate research opportunities at Pitt allow students to be much more involved in real research than at most institutions, and this involvement has certainly swayed my career path to its current direction.
Evan is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University.
Last updated: 10/14/20