Author: Aran Parillo

Favorite Course 20 subject(s) and why? 20.109– Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering, because it taught me the fundamental wetlab skills and assays in BioE I know I will continue to use moving forwards. What will you miss most about being an undergraduate at MIT? The […]

Favorite Course 20 subject(s) and why? 20.309–Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems. Taking this class during Fall ‘20 remotely was a really great experience. Being able to forget about covid for a bit, put my headphones on, and learn about microscopy, optics,feedback systems, and circuits […]

Favorite Course 20 subject(s) and why? 20.380–Biological Engineering Design. This capstone class was just a great way to spend a lot of time with your classmates and really bringing together all of the things you learned throughout your time. Also the staff is great and […]

Favorite Course 20 subject(s) and why? 20.309 – Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems. I was amazed at how well the staff came together to create such an effective learning experience during the middle of a pandemic. I amazed myself with the amount of complex […]

Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.320 (Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems). This class taught me that, as complex a biological system may be, I could distill it into a relatively simple set of principles and equations. Of course, we learned, “All models are wrong, […]

Favorite Course 20 subject and why?Controversial choice but 20.320! I met some of my closest friends in the major from this class, and I also loved having Forest White and Dane Wittrup as professors. Though modeling in MATLAB was really difficult, the hours upon hours […]

Favorite Course 20 subjects and why?20.320–Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems was the class that made me feel like an engineer. I learned so much and worked so hard in that class. It was so great to see everything that we learned be integrated into […]

Favorite Course 20 subject and why?I loved 20.320–Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems because the subject material was fascinating! Learning how receptor-ligand interactions impact cellular function was complex, intriguing, and something completely new, especially because the class approached the material from an engineering perspective. I […]

Favorite Course 20 subject and why?20.110–Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems and 20.320–Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems, because exciting math with biological applications, and engaging lectures. What will you miss most about being an undergraduate at MIT?Spending time with my friends in Course 20, labs, and […]