Launch Advice

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

Advice to My College‑Aged Self

Shalini Prasad with her PhD advisor Dr. Mihri Ozkan and other winners of graduate student research awards in 2004.
Age 24
University of California, Riverside

❝There is a lot to learn from ‘Curious George’ — keep your curiosity alive and life will always be exciting!❞

Dr. Prasad is a Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science, and professor and head of our Department of Bioengineering.

LAUNCH, the academic priority for the 2021‑2022 academic year, is a call for empathy to improve the educational experience of Jonsson School students.

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