Matters Microbial #42: Many paths to microbiology with Jessica Buchser

Today, Jessica Buchser, graduate of West Chester University and entering PhD student at Pennsylvania State University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss being an older student, how social media and podcasts fueled her interest in the microbial sciences, and her future path as a microbiologist!
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[@pcar928fan]

What a fantastic story! She will go far now that she has found her passion! I am with her on microbiology! I worked on a PhD briefly at TAMU in College Station but then went to work in the Pharma industry. Some days I wish I had finished my post grad work, but then I think of all the things I was able to do (and afford) thanks to my career in the Pharma world. I love ALL the TWiX podcasts, but all the micro podcasts are my favs! Keep up the great work professor!

[@microbenotes]

Thanks for citing our website for the SEM diagram on this podcast 22:04

[@marshmellow33]

OMG! Im also 10 years out of college trying to transition into computational biology and genetics now as an older student.. considering masters programs now and how to get in with a poor GPA. I've signed up as a non degree student and taken some Coursera courses so far but the path is totally unclear. I'm so so excited to listen to this!!

[@mkilptrick]

Jessica's story rings so true with what I went through. I did well in Community College and wasn't afraid to speak up in class because I didn't know any of the other students. In high school I always felt like I was being judged by those I knew and who knew me. It was also very affordable. I also took a lot of courses by Coursera online in subjects I was interested in. Highly recommend it. Wanted to learn about viruses so I bought a used virology text by a guy named Racaniello. Didn't know who he was so I looked him up online. This was around 2010. Went down the TWIV rabbit hole and the rest is history. University education was too expensive.

[@ehfik]

very inspiring! good luck!

[@wahidzaman1709]

Great Jessica, it was nice hearing you. The love for viruses took me to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, China. Its amazing to dream and achieve, that's the real motivation.