We’re excited to welcome the CMB recruits to campus as they visit faculty and labs, learn about UCI and the CMB program, visit facilities, and explore the town. I am the co-track leader for the Immunology and Microbiology track, and this year we had >750 applications to CMB and >220 applications just for our track. After extensive review by faculty of the paper applications, Zoom interviews, and now the in-person recruitment event, we hope these talented young researchers will end up here at UCI!
Graduate students are the lifeblood of UCI’s research enterprise. As UCI’s research footprint grows year-by-year, the importance of our umbrella graduate program continues to increase. During these challenging times where science is often misunderstood by the public or manipulated by politicians for their own gain, let’s remember to continue emphasizing the importance of scientific research and training to promote critical thinking and making life-saving biomedical discoveries.