Hi all, I graduated with my masters in biomed eng a year ago and have been finding it very rough to find an entry level position to launch my career. My undergrad was in biology, and I was accepted into a PhD for bioengineering but I ended up swapping to masters w/ thesis because I realized I did not want to do PhD. I went super gung ho on taking out prereq's I was missing from engineering undergrad and finishing coursework for my would-be PhD, and had done research in the lab I was planning on doing a thesis in that first summer. Unfortunately, the lab essentially shut down and I was unable ..read more

I'm a current high schooler interested in getting into Biotech and have a current interest in majoring in something Biochemically related. I've identified MIT's course 10b and Harvard's Chemical and Physical Biology major concentrations of particular interest as I want to remain in the Boston area. I know, in the grand scheme of things, where you go to undergrad is of little importance and it matters what you do with your education that is important, etc. I am just wondering if receiving a B.S. from MIT would result in significant career outlooks than a B.A. from Harvard. Furthermore, would h ..read more

Hello everyone so to start off I am not a scientist however I am somewhat of a biology nerd so I have some understanding of things. So mainly for bonsai purposes I want to increase genetic variety in my seedlings but I don't want to mess around with chemical mutagens so I figured I'd use UVC light as I heard the far end of it is ionizing. My questions are: What exact wavelength of light would be the most ideal? How long would I have to expose the seeds to get minimal fatalities and maximum spontaneous mutations? Would a regular welding helmet be adequate eye protection? Thank you for your hel ..read more

I'm a current masters Bioengineering student. My undergrad degree was in Biology, in which I was originally planning to enroll into more clinician-focused programs to pursue my education (i.e. PA, nursing), however realized that I had more of a passion in contributing to the design and implementation of medical devices. Currently, I'm trying to search for jobs that I could possibly transition to after finishing my masters but am having some hard luck finding stuff. I still have a while left in my program but am getting to the point where it's definitely a good idea to start seeing what's out ..read more

I'm a current DNP (nurse practitioner) student who consistently told myself "I wasn't smart enough" for an engineering degree. I am regretting this now and am interested in getting basic skills in BIOE but am not sure with path is best to go down for my situation. I have biology & chem prereqs under my belt but am severely lacking in math & physics. I'm hoping to leverage my healthcare experience within BIOE and hoping to not have to take several math courses (unless I plan on a degree in BIOE ofc). I have this summer off and am hoping to do an internship in BIOE, pharma, or med devic ..read more

for research at phd level and beyond in mathematical biology, what math courses are gonna come in handy? (beyond calculus, ODE, statistics and probability and linear algebra) I know it heavily depends on the work one wants to do, nevertheless, courses in PDEs, dynamical systems, control theory, numerical analysis, graph theory and mathematical modeling are bread and butter to the field. in addition to these subjects, are these more pure math topics like complex analysis, real analysis, abstract algebra, functional analysis used in math bio research? submitted by /u/BeneficialCharity8 [visit ..read more

What are the best ekg monitors/bands for bio monitoring. I’d like to monitor participants’ heart rates but want something well used in the field. Thanks. submitted by /u/Longjumping_Touch_60 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Looks like down to pretty much two (2) colleges now with three (3) hours left in accepting Ga Tech,! Getting OOS tuition waiver, $10.5K merit scholarship at Texas A&M versus absolutely nothing at Ga Tech (ugh). Which would you pick? Ga Tech is #1 - hard to argue and tuition is reasonable relative to the likes of MIT and Hopkins which it is equals to in rankings. But as far as learning, Texas A&M seems quite good enough....? And, o, waitlisted at Berkeley, so might as well ask about that as well. Other (non-Berkley) UCs that have offered admissions: San Diego, Davis and Irvine. Thanks ..read more

Hello everyone, I’m currently 5 semesters in my chemical engineering bachelors degree. I am really interested in the whole aspect of the brain and how it controls everything we do and feel. I am especially very passionate about neural prosthetics part of it. My long term goal is to build a neural prosthetic device/implant that could help solve or treat diseases such like Alzheimer and Parkinson’s disease. I wanted to get your opinion on what career path I should take in order to get my neural engineering phd. Is a chemical engineering undergraduate applicable for that? And do I need a maste ..read more

Hey guys! So I'm currently a high school senior looking into potential career majors and realized that I'm pretty interested in the field of biomedical engineering and am looking to major in it. However, I've seen a lot of people comment on how it's a jack-of-all-trades field and it isn't helpful as an undergraduate degree. So, I have a few questions: Will a biomedical engineering degree remain as one of the least employable engineering degrees in the next few years? (ie will meche and EE majors be favored over BME majors in BME roles) Is BME difficult if I'm mostly a biology kid with little ..read more