Favorite Course 20 subject(s) and why? 20.309–Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems and 20.109–Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering, I really loved both lab classes because it was super cool to get real hands-on experience (even though I ended up taking both in somewhat virtualized versions). […]
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Hannah Harens
Favorite Course 20 subject(s) and why? 20.309–Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems. I took 309 the first fully virtual semester (Fall ’20) and despite not having the full in-person experience, I was so impressed with how interactive, approachable, and exciting the instructors made the content. […]
Michael Vincent Mandanas
Favorite Course 20 subject(s) and why? I really loved 20.309–Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems, even virtually! It was so fun getting to tinker with circuits! What will you miss most about being an undergraduate at MIT? I’ll miss the community! I love all my […]
Sarah Ishamuddin
Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.320 – Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems. This class truly made me feel like a bioengineer! It challenged me to think in ways I never knew I could. Despite the endless hours dedicated to problem sets and attending office […]
Margaret Zhang
Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.109 Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering – I absolutely loved all the fun experiments we got to do in this class! From building batteries with viruses to using SMM to determine potential drug targets, this was the first class where […]
Afeefah Khazi-Syed
Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.309 Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems. This was my last hands on class before the COVID-19 pandemic began. I have such fond memories of spending late evenings in the 309 lab with my partners. Between building our own microscope […]
Lexi Schneider
Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.320 Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems for teaching me to think about biological systems like an engineer, forcing me to bond with pals over the #Stud5Struggle, and somehow letting me return the next year as a TA! Also 20.309 […]
Jiayi Dong
Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.230-Immunology, for opening my eyes to the theme park and enigma that is immunology. 20.109-Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering and 20.309-Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems gave me an appreciation for the skills and knowledge sets beyond the technical biology […]
Jocelyn Yao
Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.110-Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems because it was first real taste of Course 20 and on the flip side, 20.380-Biological Engineering Design because it was so fun implementing the knowledge we amassed over the years with my Course 20 friends and […]
Katherine Williams
Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.109-Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering, I really loved how we got to learn and do a bit of everything in this class! This was the first time that I saw the true breadth of Course 20, as we covered everything […]