Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Vargis | College of Engineering

Authors

Utah State University, USU College of Engineering

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Description

Q: What motivated you to pursue a career in biological engineering? What motivates you to stick with it? A: My father is a mechanical engineer and my mother is a microbiologist. I grew up working with my dad on projects around the house (whether they were necessary or not) and learning about weird diseases and new diagnostic tools from my mom. When I started college, I considered becoming a doctor but found myself more interested in working to make healthcare more effective and accessible. I work on those problems now, making better models of the human eye and developing new methods to easily detect bacteria or biomarkers of cancer.

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

10-9-2019

City

Logan, UT

Keywords

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering, Faculty

Disciplines

Engineering

Recommended Citation

Utah State University, "Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Vargis | College of Engineering" (2019). College of Engineering News. 385.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/385