Research Ambassadors
Ines Drissi Qeytoni ‘26
Email me at: idrissiq@u.rochester.edu
Discipline(s) of Research
- Life sciences
Major(s) and Minor(s)
- BS in Biomedical Engineering
- Minor in Biology
Areas of Interest/Research Focus
- Rochester iGEM 2023 team, biology department
- Gorbunova/Seluanov Lab (aging research), biology department
- Ellerby Lab, Buck Institute for Research in Aging, Summer Scholars Program
Areas where I may be particularly helpful
I am happy to help any way I can. I have applied and gotten the Schwartz Discover Grant—I would be happy to help students with their apps. I have interviewed for research positions in industry and academia and would love to help students prepare. I can also help with REU apps and finding the right REU.
What advice do you have for prospective or new researchers?
Don't feel inadequate if you cannot understand everything your lab or mentor does straight away. It takes a really long time to develop that understanding and it is not possible to be that knowledgeable straight away. The same applies when applying to labs, you cannot know or understand everything the lab does before reaching out, but reading one paper from the lab is important. The only way to be sure a lab will not let you join is not to reach out.