(r3) Barrick Lab :: LabJoinUs

---+ Interested in working in the Barrick lab?

We are always looking for *outstanding* undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs who are interested in experimental evolution, synthetic biology, microbial genomics, and more. Our lab is an interdisciplinary environment with individuals with backgrounds in computer science, physics, microbiology, molecular biology, and evolutionary biology.

---++ Graduate Students

Ph.D. students in the Barrick lab generally enter through the following programs:

   1 [[http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/Biochemistry/][Biochemistry]]
   1 [[http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/graduate/micro/][Microbiology]]
   1 [[http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/cmb/][Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB)]]
   1 [[http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/graduate/eeb/][Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior (EEB)]]

For three programs (Biochem/Micro/CMB) you generally do not apply specifically to work in one lab. Instead, there is a rotation system where you try out different labs for 10 weeks each during the first year before choosing a home. There are slight differences in coursework and procedures between the programs, which may make one a better fit than another, but they are very similar overall. Students with *computer science* or *physics* backgrounds and those interested in *bioinformatics* should usually enter through CMB.

The EEB program operates differently. Students are generally not admitted without having a research advisor and the program of coursework is very different.

In all cases, if you are very interested in working specifically in the Barrick lab, you should contact Dr. Barrick explaining your background, specific research interests, and why you'd like to attend UT and work in the Barrick Lab. This personal contact and knowledge of your application is particularly important if you are planning to apply through EEB.

---++ Undergraduate Students

We accept a limited number of excellent undergraduates to work in the lab when space is available. Research experiences are generally not available for durations of less than one year. Students who work in the lab on experimental projects have generally completed the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) program.

Undergraduates are expected to prepare a *short proposal* and *final report* for each semester (fall, spring, summer) that they work in lab.

   * [[%ATTACHURL%/Barrick_Lab_UG_Proposal.docx][%ICON{"doc"}% Proposal Template]] (complete by the second full week of the semester)
   * [[%ATTACHURL%/Barrick_Lab_UG_Report.docx][%ICON{"doc"}% Report Template]] (complete by finals week)

Dr. Barrick is also the faculty mentor for the [[http://2012.igem.org/Main_Page][University of Texas iGEM team]]. If you are interested in being part of the UT iGEM team, please [[mailto:utigem@gmail.com][email the team]].
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