stacking_frogs

I've got a re-write going on, but if you would like to swap I'll be applying to Ecology/Evolution areas.

You've asked the coordinating official at your school about this so far. I would follow-up with an email directly to the NSF GRFP email account and see what they say.

Going to put a plug in for Oregon Health and Sciences University, OHSU. Their medical campus has some top-notch genetics research and is one of the schools responsible for creating Galaxy through their computational biology department. I think they are not on too many people's radars because they are primarily a medical campus.

Undergrad Institution: San Francisco State University, no idea of rankings Major(s): Biology, concentration in cell/molecular Minor(s): History GPA in Major: 3.62 Overall GPA: 3.4 Type of Student: Domestic female GRE Scores (current version): Q: 166 V: 167 W: 5.5 Research Experience: Disease ecology lab, 2 years as undergraduate. I was given my own summer project investigating species distribution in different habitats and modeled distribution changes based on projected climate change. Also investigated vector microbiome with field sampling and molecular techniques where I ended up 4th author on a manuscript from my work with a graduate student. Developmental neuro-genetics lab as a lab manager, 2 years, current. Primarily working on bioinformatics pipelines and sequencing, then investigating cellular phenotypes related to the variants. Currently working on a project on a specific gene I expect to get a co-1st or 2nd author manuscript from. I am on 2 other manuscripts from various other projects in the 3-6th author range. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean’s list in undergrad for 8/9 semesters, graduated cum laude Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Conservation intern, 1.5 years. Reared and released threatened species as part of a long-term research project. Coordinated outside research experiments and managed large populations of animals. 5+ previous years as general animal care volunteer and educator at a variety of educational institutions. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I ‘failed’ a class due to withdrawing and the grade being converted back to an F when I retook the class. I got an A the second time around. I also have supplemental math up to upper-division biostatistics courses because my interest is in quantitative ecology. Applying to Where: (in my order of preference) University of Washington- Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management (QERM) University of Washington- Biology Oregon State University- Environmental Sciences, quantitative track University of California, Davis- Ecology Colorado State University- Ecology My research interests are primarily quantitative ecology, so I’m worried my research background looks a bit scattered, especially as I’m currently in human molecular research. I would really like to work on climate change and how species react to it, plus how we can model that reaction. I am uncertain about my choices in schools- there seem to be too many high-tier programs and I’m worried about getting rejected from them.