Name: Jeffrey Morgan, Ph.D.

Company/School: Brown University

Position: Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering

Degree(s) Earned:

BS, Syracuse University

PhD, Harvard

Contact:  Jeffrey_Morgan@brown.edu

What positions did you hold before your current position (what other jobs led
you to where you are now)?

• Postdoctoral fellow, MIT/Whitehead Institute

• Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

• Co-founder/Scientific Officer, Somatix Corporation

What are your favorite aspects of you job? What are the drawbacks?

I love teaching and research and all of the challenges and excitement of these activities.  I enjoy working with students, grad students, and post docs.  The downside of the job is dealing with unnecessary bureaucracy.

What advice do you have for someone who is thinking about pursuing a career in
your area?

Get experience experience as an undergrad doing research and see if it excites you.  Then apply for a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering.

What do you look for in a potential job candidate/ what qualities are most
important for someone in your field?

Applicants need to be excited about the possibilities of research, have good communication skills (oral and written), and have a burning curiosity.