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Learn from Fellows working at cutting-edge companies across the United States.
In this Build Project, you will wear the hat of a Corporate Strategy Team Leader and will be asked to analyze the organic growth potential of a publicly traded company. Under the supervision of an experienced Build Fellow, you will learn how to look at a company’s financial statement, how to do an industry analysis and how to come up with reasonable assumptions to project accurate growth. You will become familiar with financial modeling techniques that are widely used across a variety of firms in any industry. This work is very common in the roles of financial analysts, senior financial analysts, corporate finance analysts and many others.
Full Stack Engineers are trained to deal with challenges across the entire application, from user experience issues to database optimizations. This problem-solving ability is crucial for entry-level IT professionals who need to quickly address issues and find effective solutions. You'll wear the hat of a Full Stack Engineer and develop a Frontend Map Analytics tool using ReactJS. You'll become familiar with React Mapbox project, as well as gain a strong foundation in React development and map integration. Maps are a powerful tool for visualizing complex data sets that have a geographical component. Full Stack Engineers can leverage map analytics to display data points, trends, patterns, and relationships - making it easier for users to grasp insights. Building on this foundation, you may naturally explore and learn additional technologies and concepts that complement your skills and expand your capabilities. All this will happen in an environment that simulates the operations of a real Full Stack team.
Embark on Precision Guide Quest! CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing revolutionized the biotech industry with its precise and versatile approach to modifying DNA. This technology utilizes a guide RNA to direct the Cas9 enzyme to specific genomic locations, where it induces double-strand breaks that can be repaired to introduce desired genetic changes. CRISPR/Cas9 has become indispensable in various industries, particularly in biomedicine, agriculture, and biotechnology, due to its ability to precisely edit genes, model diseases, develop novel therapeutics, and improve crop traits. Its efficiency, affordability, and scalability have propelled it to the forefront of genetic engineering, promising breakthroughs in treating genetic disorders, enhancing crop resilience, and advancing personalized medicine.
In this Build Project, you will create a meticulous gene editing strategy using CRISPR/Cas9 for a specific target gene crucial in disease research. You will design guide RNAs to precisely direct the Cas9 enzyme to the desired genomic location, enabling them to induce precise genetic modifications. Additionally, you will explore and select optimal delivery methods to introduce the CRISPR/Cas9 components into target cells or organisms, ensuring efficient editing while minimizing off-target effects with the insights in in vivo studies. Through critical thinking and problem-solving skills, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of CRISPR/Cas9 editing strategies and gain valuable skills applicable to the biotech industry. You will be creating a pitch deck at the end of the project which will showcase your skillset with a flow of understanding and skills learnt in this project which are the gateway to the coveted roles in the biotech industry and will act as a catalyst for a rewarding career at the forefront of genetic innovation!
For any bio-pharma company, selecting a promising target for drug discovery is a critical step in a very costly drug research & development process. Companies either have a special group of scientists working on target selection full-time or dedicate time to it early in the process. In this Build Project, you will wear the hat of a Data Scientist and perform target selection through the analysis of next generation sequencing data. Under the supervision of an experienced Build Fellow, you will become familiar with high-throughput database website, data download and analysis, and propose 2-3 targets for a selected disease. All this will happen in an environment that simulates the operation of a bioinformatician team.
In this Build Project, you'll wear the hat of Research Associate and evaluate Flow Cytometry datasets generated by a Tumor Cell Killing Potency assay. Under the supervision of an experienced Build Fellow, you will statistically analyze cytotoxicity datasets to compare the performance of different drug products. This project will expose you to FlowJo and GraphPad Prism (two very popular tools in biotechnology, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries), as well as familiarize you with critical assay attributes. By completing this project, you will be able to make business-driven scientific in an environment that simulates the operations of a real Analytical Development team.
The airline industry is more competitive than it has ever been since more and more small and low-cost carriers entered the market. In order to increase business competitiveness, companies need to constantly assess and monitor how satisfied the customers are with the company and the service the company provides, as well as identify any potential negative trends on social media.
In contrast to traditional paper-based surveys, machine learning models provide a more timesaving, economical, and reliable way to identify and quantify customers’ opinions and attitudes, especially by utilizing massive data from social media. In this Build Project, you will build machine learning models to train computer software to interpret text and predict whether a customer’s attitude is positive, negative or neutral towards the service they received from six U.S. airline companies based on text data from Twitter. You will get exposed to Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), text preprocessing, feature engineering, data balancing, model design, development and evaluation. You'll get exposed to the daily life of a Data Scientist and learn techniques that are must-to-know for any DS professional.
Lymphocytes are important white blood cells in the immune system that invade tumors and hold potential for cancer treatment. Understanding their phenotype and functionality through flow cytometry analysis is essential for developing cell therapy drug products and these skills are crucial for building a career in the Immuno-Oncology field. In this Build Project, you will get a solid foundation in flow cytometry to independently analyze basic flow cytometry panels & generate data summaries. You will analyze at least one primary seven or eight-color flow cytometry panel to characterize lymphocytes that can exert anti-tumor activity. You'll also learn to use popular software tools like FlowJo & GraphPad Prism to analyze and visualize data.
In this Build Project, you’ll wear the hat of Research Scientist and create a design concept for a medical diagnostic device of your choice (for diabetes, malaria, or cardiovascular disease). We'll use computer-aid design software to simulate and validate your design. This is a rare opportunity for students who are interested in the medical device development field as their future career. You can gain practical experience by working on a real-world project and be familiar with point-of-care testing and other biotechnologies, in an environment that simulates the operation of a real product development team.
It's very beneficial for any young-career researcher to understand the whole cycle of a vaccine development. In this Build Project, you'll wear the hat of a scientist and suggest a new vaccine candidate that targets mutations in a cancer of your choice. Under the supervision of an experienced Build Fellow, you'll review existing clinical reports, decide which cancer your vaccine should target, develop a potential antigen sequence, and prepare a brief experimental plan for implementing in a biotech company. You'll become familiar with must-to-know tools like PubMed, Blast, Prism, Flowjo, and BioRender. All this will happen in an environment that simulates the operations of a real biotech team.
In today's world, each web application works with data, displays large amounts of data, and processes it efficiently. The most convenient way to present this data is often in the form of tables. This Build Project challenges participants to take on the role of a Software Developer and build a small web application that presents and manipulates data within a browser. Using MS SQL Server, C#, and JavaScript, participants will create an interactive and user-friendly application. Under the supervision of an experienced Build Fellow, they will learn to handle data storage, server-side logic, and client-side scripting to deliver a seamless web experience. The challenge includes working with databases, coding dynamic web pages, and implementing data manipulation techniques to ensure the application meets user needs. Participants will become familiar with industry-standard tools and methodologies in web development. This hands-on experience will provide valuable skills applicable to entry-level jobs in software development and web engineering.
The rapidly evolving tech industry presents unique challenges and opportunities for investors. With technology firms increasingly dominating financial markets, understanding how to evaluate and invest in these companies is crucial. In this Build Project, you'll step into the role of a Financial Analyst. Under the guidance of the project leader, you will analyze a tech company's financial performance and market position, then pitch a new startup for investment. You'll gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and methodologies like Excel for financial modeling and market analysis. This project simulates the fast-paced environment of a real venture capital firm, offering a valuable glimpse into the world of tech finance.
Imagine you are hired by MOMA to brand an artist’s 6-months long exhibition. Your task is to deliver an identity for the exhibition, creating harmony between imagery and typography: the logo, poster, brochure, and magazine. You should 1) pick an artist and analyze their artistic personality in their work; 2) Create a mood board with your findings and propose your branding offer; 3) Create and deliver the physical assets outlined above. Closely working with various types of clients and gaining an in-depth understanding of project requirements, and clearly communicating them are essential parts of graphic design. In this project, by analyzing an artist’s process, work, and inspiration, not only you’ll be exploring different artistic views and styles but also, you’ll be able to bring this to your daily practice as a graphic designer - who better to be inspired by than artists you love?
The project will offer real-time and accurate monitoring of financial assets in today's dynamic and fast-paced markets. With the constant fluctuations in stock prices and market trends, it has become increasingly crucial for businesses and investors to have a comprehensive tool that can seamlessly track and analyze stock performance. You will gain hands-on experience with APIs, user input and output, data visualization, API building and many other technologies that will help develop your career as a Computer Systems Engineer.
The project seeks to understand how different methodologies can be effectively utilized to interpret the underlying sentiments expressed in social media content, with a focus on interpreting context and the detection of nuanced expressions such as sarcasm. You will get exposed to working with APIs, data processing, storage, and querying along with information display and visualization. Students will create a repository that will contain well-documented code, a README detailing the project's purpose, how to set up and run the code, and examples of the analysis performed. The project aims to provide a practical example of sentiment analysis from start to finish, including the challenges faced and how they were addressed. This project represents the tasks you do working as a software engineer in a data-driven field.
In this project, we task you with creating a robust and feature-rich Stock Monitoring and Analysis system using Angular for the Front-end and Java Spring Boot for the Back-end.
Your mission: build a user-friendly dashboard where users can track and manage their stock portfolios and monitor real-time prices. Take on the challenge of designing a secure user authentication system and explore the intricacies of database management. Dive into the world of finance by retrieving and updating stock price data. This project will help you gain valuable experience in API integration, data processing, storage and retrieval, as well as information display and visualization.
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