Research Ambassadors
Jessica Wu '29
Email me at: jwu153@u.rochester.edu
Discipline(s) of Research
- Life sciences
- Physical sciences
Major(s) and Minor(s)
- B.S. in Computational Biology
- B.A. in Mathematics
- B.A. in Statistics
- Minor in Philosophy
Areas of Interest/Research Focus
- iGEM Synthetic Biology Lab: Dr. Anne Meyer
- Grossfield Biophysics Lab: Dr. Alan Grossfield
- Emergency Department Research Associate: Kyle Sullivan
- Wayne State University School of Medicine: Dr. Siddesh Aras
- NASA AI/ML Data Analysis Research: Dr. James Casaletto and Dr. Lauren Sanders
- NASA GeneLab for High Schools & Undergraduates, NASA Ames Research Center: Dr. Elizabeth Blaber and Ms. Jennifer Claudio
Areas where I may be particularly helpful
- Finding summer internships
- Joining iGEM
- Interviewing skills and application editing
- Reaching out to professors inquiring about research
- Opportunities to utilize a RIG grant
What advice do you have for prospective or new researchers?
Having an amazing lab culture is beyond important to loving research. Make sure that you meet your PI/Graduate student and ask about those details, because that's something that's really going to make or break your research experience. Also, don't be afraid to try something you know nothing about, that helps introduce you to such interesting topics and projects.