David Brenton Svacha

Pronunciation: Svacha (sva-kah)

Brenton is a two-time University of Michigan, Ann Arbor graduate with a Master's of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Biotechnology and Systems Biology, and a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Biomedical Engineering.

His expertise is in product development related to biotechnology and systems biology, where he seeks to apply his skills in a practical setting. He has drive, passion, and a vast knowledge in the biomedical field. Currently, Brenton works for the Systems Biology Lab at the University of Michigan as a Graduate Researcher.

Hobbies and Personal Life

University of Michigan Men's Glee Club

September 2019 – May 2024

For the past five years, I have had the honor of performing with the renowned Men's Glee Club at the University of Michigan. I've had many opportunities with this group, and have sang in 11 states and 4 countries! In this organization, I have been a part of student leadership within this group as a section leader, where I led 25+ tenor ones in music rehearsals.

On top of this, I have been a member of the 9-man a capella subset of the Men's Glee Club, The Friars. I have met some of what I consider to be my closest friends from this group, and it was amazing getting to spend time with all of them making music!

Pictured: The Friars, 66th Annual Study Break Concert

University of Michigan Marching Band

August 2019 – January 2023

I have always been rather musical since a young age – can't you tell? My mom was a piano teacher, so it's always been a part of my life. In the same vein, I have played alto saxophone for over a decade, which is also what I played when I was in the Michigan Marching Band. Being a huge Michigan sports fan, it was amazing getting to travel with the band to the Citrus Bowl, Orange Bowl and Fiesta Bowl to play for the team.

Within this organization, I served as a student leader, where I assisted multiple members with fundamentals and refined my teaching skills in leadership workshops. The MMB also required a strong work ethic and perseverance, so my time here has solidified my identity as a hard worker.

Pictured: MMB Pregame, The Victors (I'm 3rd from right)

Personal Statement

I believe that it is part of human nature to want to make our lives better. Whether that be through making new things that make something more convenient, improving our understanding of a subject matter to make a better approach, or making our quality of life better in general, we all have one goal – live a better life. I believe that new developments in technology is our main avenue for reaching this goal.
In our current setting, AI and machine learning has opened many opportunities in hopes of reaching this goal. This is no different within the specs of biomedical engineering. These media can serve as tools to open avenues of discovery and therapy that we've never seen before, and help unlock the potential for therapies which lead to a higher quality of life. For myself, over the past year and a half I have involved myself in learning how to implement machine learning as a tool for diagnostics and drug discovery.
My passion, drive and willingness to learn allows for me to entirely contribute to these sorts of developments in technology – even in the smallest ways. I am ready to be a part of a team which challenges me and allows me to grow into someone who is able to fully contribute to the improvement of others' lives and make an impact for tomorrow.
"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others." –Booker T. Washington