Riasat Z
- Research Program Mentor
PhD candidate at Cornell University
Expertise
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Graphic Design
Bio
Hello, my name is Riasat and I am currently a graduate student at Cornell University, obtaining a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology. I have always been engaging with students of all ages to get a deeper understanding of STEM topics. This has partly fueled my interested in pursuing research from a freshman at Rutgers University, to now as a fourth year PhD graduate student at Cornell. As a long-time side hobby, I am also interested in graphic design, and using programs like Adobe Illustrator to design and articulate scientific ideas. Through these means, I hope to make science to a broader audience outside of scientific communityProject ideas
Dissecting Scientific Data & Literature: Learning how to critically analyze a science paper
Often times, we are bombarded with scientific statistics and data about various health and disease topics. How can we train ourselves to filter what is good information and bad information? In this project, we will read and analyze scientific literature from prestigious scientific journals such as Science, Nature or Cell and break down how to read, analyze and question the author's findings. Based on the students interests, we will choose a paper to dissect, prepare a digestable summary with proposed follow-up ideas or experiments.
Communicating scientific ideas visually: an Adobe Illustrator Workshop
Students will get an introductory tutorial on how to create and edit scientific images and will then get a chance to design their own piece of scientific art, based on an interest of their choosing. Basic familiarity with Adobe Illustrator is recommended but not required.