Undergraduate research topic

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>I'm a pre-med biomedical engineering student, and have just begun research in tissue engineering (TE). Specifically, my mentor's research interests deal with how enlarge the scale of tissue production beyond the benchtop/lab, and promote an "off-the-shelf" model of implantable tissues. You could sort of say that the research sort of has a chemical engineering twist on it, with regards to its emphasis on large scale processing of tissue.</p>

<p>In a nutshell, both I and one other student are working on one step of this process: how to effectively preserve cartilage tissue by freezing without damaging it. Just to make things short, we pump chemicals into cartilage and freeze them, and then run test to assess cell viability after the tissue has been warmed up or thawed.</p>

<p>My question is this: is this "bad research" for a pre-med student? This does seem a bit outside the realm of most research that other pre-med students (my friends included) take part in.</p>

<p>Thanks for help in advance.</p>

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<p>Sounds good to me.</p>

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<p>Hey, my current med student used to shoot proton beams at crystalline structures to see how they vibrated at a sub-atomic level… At least you’re dealing with something organic. Human, even.</p>

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<p>When it comes to research, always take the less beaten path. Your project has a high probability of success in a relatively short time. Be sure to get your name on any patents…</p>

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<p>That sounds like a pretty relevant research project</p>