Name: Ih-Ming Chan

Brown Affiliation: Class of 2004

Company/School: Stanford University

Position: Masters student

Degree(s) Earned:

BS Biomedical Engineering, Brown University

Contact: Ih-Ming_Chan@brown.edu

What experiences were you able to gain in biotechnology during your undergraduate years at Brown?

2001 - Summer internship in Biomedical Sciences Industry Cluster of Economic Development Board of Singapore

What advice do you have for undergraduates seeking summer positions?

Start early. Approach professors about lab positions as early as the preceding fall semester. Be willing to volunteer in a lab that cannot pay as much as opposed to an internship that pays more but doesn’t give you inroads into a good lab.

What are your plans for next year?

Accepted admissions offer to do a Masters of Science in Bioengineering at Stanford University.

Which graduate schools did you apply to?

Stanford University, Harvard University, Yale University and University of California San Diego

What features impacted your decisions?

Location, strength of program, faculty and sub-discipline specialties.

What advice would you give to seniors applying to graduate school?

Focus on your specific research interests with your long term academic and career goals in mind when considering which schools to apply to and accept.