"Leveraging the Interfaces Graduate Training Program in your Graduate Training and Beyond"
Sophia Hirakis, Ph.D.
Dr. Sophia Hirakis received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Manhattan College in 2011, and her Master of Science in Chemistry at UC San Diego in 2015 working in the lab of Dr. Rommie Amaro before receiving her Ph.D. in 2019 after working in the lab of Dr. Rommie Amaro and Dr. Terry Sejnowski at the Salk Institute.
Seminar Information
USPTO Patent Examiner, Dr. Sophia Hirakis, discusses "Leveraging the Interfaces Graduate Training Program in your Graduate Training and Beyond." This seminar focuses on the unique strengths offered by the Interfaces Program and the NIH-NIBIB T32. As an Interfaces alumna, the speaker reflects on the ways the training shaped her research career and influenced her professional development. The doctoral specialization in multiscale biology is explored and specific courses offered by the program are highlighted. The video of this presentation is available here.