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Alexandria Allen
I’m currently a Software Engineer 2 at Illumina, a biotech company in San Diego. When I was a CCS student, I really enjoyed working in an interdisciplinary environment, one where I could walk into a room and be pulled into a discussion on anything from physics, to biology, to art. When I was applying to jobs in my final year, I realized that I really wanted to keep that spirit of learning alive. Because of this I applied to Illumina where now I am work with gene sequencers, so everyday I get to hear something new about the biology, chemistry, and physics behind sequencing.
CCS really prepares its students to be proactive in seeking research opportunities, which led me to a very fun research project. While I was on study abroad in England I created a device that could control your fingers using electrical stimulation of the muscles in your arm. Using this device I researched teaching with haptic feedback by moving my participants’ fingers on a new keyboard design. In addition to giving me my Mad Scientist merit badge, I also discovered how much I enjoy programming for objects that exist in the physical world.