Possible ways to increase my chances of getting into Berkeley Bioengineering Masters Program?

antomicblitz
Wed, 08 Jul 2015 02:04:28 +0000

Thank you! I guess maybe in my mind there is some false dichotomy between bioengineering and molecular biology since a lot of what I am doing already is technically “genetic engineering”. I’m familiar with crispr and I’ve used it before to create transgenic organisms, so I guess in some ways I am already doing “bioengineering” hehe :p. Is there anyone who can maybe explain the differences a little better? In my mind, I always assumed that the work of a molecular biologist was more abstract and theoretical, and is centered around discovery and working in academia, whereas being a (non-medical) bioengineer was centered around invention and applying the theoretical knowledge discovered by scientists to create useful products and services. Are these ideas correct?