Research Opportunities in the Mitra Lab
Mitra lab is not going to accept any new research students in Fall 2020 ans Spring 2021. Interested undergraduate students can email Dr. Mitra in summer 2021 to find out if research assistant positions are going to be available in fall 2021.
To see success stories of former research students from the UWG Mitra Lab go to: Success Stories Photo Album on Mitra lab Facebook Page .
Contact Us
Dr. Mitra's Cell & Molecular Research Lab
Department of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology, Biology Program
Biology Building, Room 253 (lab) and Room 221 (office)
University of West Georgia,
Carrollton, GA 30118, USA(678)839-5488 (office)
(678)839-5485 (lab)
Dr. Mautusi Mitra
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology, Biology Program, UWG
Dr. Mitra's CV
Ph.D. in Plant Biology, Louisiana State University
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8391-8375
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Career Mentorship Program for Current UWG Students
Some of the students from my research lab have been accepted into STEM graduate programs (Ph.D.) with full funding at the University of Cambridge (UK), UC, Berkeley and Michigan State University; two are working as research associates at Emory University and at Algenol biofuel, two are in Pharmacy school, five others have entered Medical schools (Georgia Regents University, Mercer University in Georgia, Upstate Medical University, New York, and University of Florida, Gainesville) and two high school students are Biology majors at University of Pennsylvania and at UCLA. One student has recently started working at Post Market Clinical specialist at ALKU Quality (a firm that focuses in the areas of quality and compliance within the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and related industries) at Waltham, MA. Many of these successful students are first generation college graduates.
I have initiated the work of creating an undergraduate mentorship program that will bridge former UWG biology majors, who have successful careers in STEM fields, with current UWG STEM majors. My former successful UWG Bio major students are sharing their career experiences and offering valuable mentorship to guide the UWG Biology major students in their career paths. Topics of interest in the program are: different jobs for Biology majors, preparation needed for such jobs, CV and personal statement writing, preparation for a job/school interviews and even going through a “mock” interview” via Skype. As the program evolves, I will involve my research collaborators from other institutions, to seek out successful undergrads from their departments to join the program. The bridge currently operates informally via e-mails, Skype, professional (LinkedIn) and social network (Face Book) websites and to some extent via my research lab website.
Current UWG Bio major/graduate students or Advanced Academy of Georgia students are welcome to contact me in person (room 251 or room 149L of the Bio building) or via e-mail, if they need career guidance from one of my former successful research students.