About ROOTS
The Biology Research Opportunity and Orientation for Transfer Students (ROOTS) is a new NSF-funded program to help transfer students build laboratory skills and find a research position immediately upon starting at UCSD. ROOTS is a four-week workshop prior to the start of fall quarter for incoming transfer students to learn and practice basic molecular biology laboratory skills in a supportive setting while meeting other transfer students and networking with UCSD Biology faculty seeking student researchers.
Overview
It can be challenging as a new transfer student to rapidly build a support network, meet faculty and become involved in research. ROOTS promotes transfer student success by helping incoming students gain useful skills and critical connections with the UCSD research community immediately upon matriculation.
