I am looking for labs to apply to for this fall. In the future I want to work in the biotech industry as a bioengineer, not do a PhD. I'm interested in genetics and molecular biology, which is less engineering focused. Would it still be valuable for me to do that kind of research, or should I focus on an engineering lab?
I'm working in a lab this summer and go in everyday. The grad students have taught me how to do PCR reactions, run gels, gel purification, etc, and I have been doing those for them without supervision. However, a lot of the time I am just sitting there waiting for them to give me stuff to do. Sometimes I'll leave after 2 hours having not done anything the whole time. I have read their papers and they teach me a lot while I'm there, but I can't help feeling like I'm not contributing anything. What should I do?
I'm working in a lab this summer and go in everyday. The grad students have taught me how to do PCR reactions, run gels, gel purification, etc, and I have been doing those for them without supervision. However, a lot of the time I am just sitting there waiting for them to give me stuff to do. Sometimes I'll leave after 2 hours having not done anything the whole time. I have read their papers and they teach me a lot while I'm there, but I can't help feeling like I'm not contributing anything. What should I do?