I attended the Rose Cafe with GRF Tyler this week. Tyler is a Ph.D. Student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering working to create vaccines. In the cafe, he gave us a brief introduction to the science behind his work, and described his efforts to create vaccines using new methodology.
Prior to coming to Cornell and deciding to study Linguistics, I was planning to study Biochemistry and was interested in medical research. Although I changed my academic path, I remain very interested in the kind of work that Tyler is doing. I was quite excited to learn about what he is working on, and overall really enjoyed his talk. The recent cafes in which GRFs present their research have been some of my favorites. I really appreciate the opportunity to hear from people in fields other than my own in a really convenient and approachable setting.