While I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do in college during my senior year of high school, I received an email one day inviting me to join the FRI program. Interested in the idea of learning more about research, I applied. I previously had very little experience… read more
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Responsive Mentors and Research Educator
Hello Future prospective DIY Diagnostics stream researchers! I hope that reading my experience, along with some others’ will give you an insight into what kinds of research and projects we focus on and hopefully get you excited to join us! So, what was my experience at this stream been like… read more
I Hate Mosquitoes
DIY Diagnostics is a great FRI for a hands-on experience in creating and building your own experiment as well as making new friends. The stream is exciting and very self-driven, you are given freedom and the independence to conduct research at your own pace, with mentors and Dr. Riedel available… read more
Switched to DIY, No Regrets!
Hi and welcome to UT! I hope that you’ve been enjoying your freshman year so far! It’s definitely both an exciting and stressful time; finding activities and organizations that help you navigate the college process is critical, and FRI is a great start. I initially started with the Freshman Research… read more
Variety of Opportunities
Hello!! My name is Devika Godbole and I am a math major from Dallas, Texas. I decided to partake in research through FRI because I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do, career wise, and wanted to explore a variety of opportunities. I chose the DIY Diagnostics stream because… read more
Unique Research Experience!
Hey guys! My name is Sydney and I am a sophomore studying neuroscience. I picked DIY Diagnostics because my FIG professor recommended Dr. Riedel for being very open to letting students pursue their own interests, I knew that the lab is related to healthcare in some aspects, and it is… read more
Best of Luck, Cristian A. Cruz
As a Public Health and Human Biology major, I am interested in studying infections diseases specially those transmitted by vectors. During the application process to UT, I read about how undergraduate students were developing do-it-yourself diagnostics for mosquitoes in the Freshman Research Initiative. After reading the article, I decided to… read more
Enthusiasm and Community!
Coming into college, I always knew that I wanted to be a part of something greater than myself. After learning about the Freshman Research Initiative during a University tour, I was hooked on the idea of undergraduate research, and wanted to challenge myself in the hope that I would not… read more
Not Just Books and Computers
I chose the DIY Diagnostics team because I knew that it would have me working in the realm of the medical field. I knew that working in this stream would help open my eyes to the world of medical research, and to become inspired to create simple, at-home diagnostic tests… read more
Self-Discovery
When I was originally looking at the different FRI streams as a freshman, I didn’t really have a particular area of research that I felt very passionately about, but I did have some interest in the areas of biological and medical research. Coming into FRI, I also didn’t have any… read more