Who We Are
PGBC was founded to bridge Princeton’s scientific research and talent and the broader world of biotechnology. We recognized a need within the Princeton graduate research community for a place where researchers can explore how science moves from discovery to translation, innovation, and application.
Seth Berke
President
Quantitative and Computational Biology
Seth’s goal is to connect the Princeton research community with biotechnology and give researchers the knowledge, connections, and perspective to translate scientific discovery into real-world applications.
Noah Zahn
Treasurer
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Noah’s aim is to help Princeton graduate students break into biotechnology and connect their research to real-world impact.
Members
Here are our current members:
Our Standards
Open to Every Department
Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary field, shaped by chemists, engineers, computer scientists, policy experts, and biologists alike. Membership is open to all Princeton graduate students and postdocs, as well as others connected to the Princeton research community.
This organization is open to all Princeton University students interested in supporting our organization’s mission, regardless of identity, such as race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, or other protected characteristics.
Practical Information
We want you to leave our events with something concrete – a new connection, a better understanding of an industry or career path, an idea for your next step, or simply a clearer sense of where your interests could take you.
Whether you’re exploring biotechnology for the first time or already thinking about a career beyond academia, our goal is to make each event useful and give you something you can take with you.
Built for Continuity
Our plan is for PGBC to be useful not only to the graduate students who are part of it today, but to future generations of Princeton students as well.
Officer roles, relationships, and institutional knowledge will be passed from one generation to the next, allowing each group to build on what came before and helping the club grow and evolve year after year.