In our Practicum Pods series, current GDB students are interviewed by GDB Peer Advisors in a conversation that delves into their practicum projects! We highly encourage all of our students to tune in to our new Practicum Pods to learn about different types of research, mentorship, and project specifics!

You'll hear from our amazing peer advisor Michelle (she/her) in this special episode of our Practicum Pods! She will share some valuable insight on how to get into research, plant biology research that she worked on, and what transferable skills are gained through research experiences as a GDB undergrad.

Important Links

• PI: Venkatesan Sundaresan, PhD (sundar@ucdavis.edu)
• Mentor: Debra Skinner, PhD
• Sundaresan Lab: https://sundarlab.weebly.com/
• More about Sundaresan Lab and synthetic apomixis!: https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/rice-plants-reproduce-clones-seed
• Handshake: https://ucdavis.joinhandshake.com/

Email gdb-advise@ucdavis.edu with ideas and suggestions about Practicum Pods, or if you would like to share your research experience in an episode!

You can view the transcription for Peer Pod 2: Michelle here!