NPC Podcast #8

The First Year Experience

🎙 In this episode, we sit down to talk about our first-year experience at Boston University, specifically as a Biomedical Engineering PhD student. We talk about everything from the classes to rotating through different labs to the qualification exam, and qualitatively describe the experience for the Graduate Program for Neuroscience as told to us by friends in the program.

🔬 Whether you’re a neuroscientist, engineer, or just curious about brain function, this episode is packed with insights on the future of neuroscience and the importance of crossing disciplinary boundaries.

🎧 Listen now and join the conversation!

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:58 Welcome

02:12 Our Different Roles

05:19 First Year Courses

12:09 Rotating Through Labs

19:34 Qualifying Exams

30:30 Post-Quals

32:13 The GPN Experience

35:03 Ending Remarks

37:15 Bloopers and Outtakes