I was born and raised in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, and as a Pitt alum, I spent the first two decades of my life in and around the Steel City. So, when I had the opportunity to move out of the area to co-op, I jumped on it. In hindsight, my decision was one of the best I made while studying at the University of Pittsburgh. As a bioengineer, especially in 2015, Pittsburgh was on the cusp of entering the life science biotechnology space. While the companies within the city were