I am currently a PhD student in Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, funded by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. I am working in Scott Kennedy's lab studying mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance using C. elegans as a model system. The most valuable experience I had at Pitt was the opportunity to conduct original research during my undergraduate studies. I started working with Dr. Lewis Jacobson the summer after my freshmen year through an HHMI summer research fellowship, and continued working in his lab year round throughout the remaining 3 years of my undergraduate career. Over these 3 years I learned the appropriate skills, techniques, and work ethic required for pursuing graduate studies in science. Pitt's philosophy of training undergraduate researchers helped position me for a career in science.
Brandon is Postdoctoral Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Last updated: 10/14/20