Kovich1210

Hello everyone. My wisdom teeth are going to be extracted this summer, due to a lack of sufficient room for them in my mouth. When reading up on the procedure, I learned that wisdom teeth have stem cells, and there exists the possibility that these can be useful in the future for medical reasons. Now, I am well-versed on the potential of stem cells, but I know nothing about available options to have these teeth stored for future use. Does anyone know where I can send my wisdom teeth, after they are extracted, so that I can potentially utilize them in the future if need be? P.S. What other types of 'biological insurance' exist?

Yes, you have helped quite a bit, thank you. There is a Major offered by some schools (not Penn State, but MIT offers it, for example) called Biomedical Engineering. However, PSU offers something called 'Bioengineering' but I believe that isn't quite in tune with what I want to do, though I'm not entirely sure that there is no application whatsoever. Perhaps someone here is more familiar with this than I am. You referenced taking a minor in "Applied Mechanical Engineering" - would that be the same as an Engineering Mechanics Minor? (It's the closest thing I see that PSU offers and it's located here.)

Hello everyone. I'm about ready to apply to Penn State University and I need to finalize my decisions and get a firm understanding of how everything will work. My career goal is to work toward the combination of man and machine in an attempt to create a greater, more advanced entity. Therefore, I'm thinking that a major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will be suitable. Perhaps a minor in Chemistry or something. Does this sound reasonable? Now, for my graduate degrees - the Penn State Hershey Medical Center offers a Masters in Biochemistry, so I am assuming this would be the next logical step. After that, I see an available MD/PhD Program, which really fascinates me. So my question is: Am I understanding the flow of education properly? Am I incorrect or missing something here? My other question is then: Is Biochemistry a fitting major for what I want to do? Or would I be better off in something different? One last thing, and it is sort of unrelated - how exactly does a Premed major work? Would that be at all applicable for my career goals? Just curious. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you. P.S. I realize that plans might change in the future, but I'd just like to have an idea of what I'll be doing. I'm not necessarily saying all of the above is going to be a concrete plan.