UC Davis Genome Center

Junior specialist

July 2019 • Davis, CA

What I liked

People

What I wish was different

Free parking

Advice

Apply even if you think you are unqualified

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Chemistry Research Intern

June 2019 • Davis, CA

What I liked

Hands on experience, working with various mass spectrometry machines and analysis programs

What I wish was different

More hours

Advice

Great way to get your foot in the door and start gaining experience in a field that interests you

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Lab Assistant

February - August 2018 • Davis, CA

What I liked

The experience I gained and the opportunity because I was a Freshman and didn’t think I would get hired. That was my very first job and the staff and researcher made it very welcoming for me.

What I wish was different

I wish I had stayed longer and did more lab work, but for the brief time, I enjoyed what I did and found it very useful for the rest of my time at UC Davis.

Advice

If you have time on your hands, definitely try and come in and work more because they really need help. Even if you’re just working the minimum amount of required hours, it’d be nice if you could allocate more time to the job because in the end, it is a research position and they need all the help they can get.

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Research intern

September 2017 - March 2018 • Davis, CA

What I liked

I like the variety in departmental projects offered.

What I wish was different

Internship organization.

Advice

I hoped there would be more structured help for my learning and growth.

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Web Developer Intern

May 2019 • Davis, CA

What I liked

I like that I was able to gain hands on experience coding and learning the process of designing to deployment.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Undergraduate Researcher

June 2019 • Davis, CA

What I liked

Super awesome to get hands-on experience, they know you're a student (so you're still learning) and are totally understanding when you make mistakes or ask for help. Works around your school schedule. Really cool group of people (networking!) that you don't work under, but you still see them and interact with them sometimes. You are able to know graduate students and have more fun in office hours with professors, since the researchers at UC Davis are so tied together within a field. Ties together your academics/college courses and gives you more context (sometimes an upper edge) in your classes.

What I wish was different

Nothing!

Advice

Be ready to learn on the spot, and don't be afraid to ask for context of what you do in the wet lab. Use this opportunity to tie together your academic knowledge and what you've been doing in your lab.

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