May 2, 2019 | DEI Spotlight, Featured DEI Spotlight
STEPHANIE SANDOVAL-PISTORIUS PhD Candidate, Neuroscience Hometown: Concord, California Tell us about yourself! “I was born and raised in the Bay Area along with my three siblings. It was great to be raised in such a diverse environment. Since moving away, I find...
Mar 14, 2019 | DEI Spotlight
MARAL BUDAK Fourth Year, Biophysics Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey Tell us about yourself! “I’m from Turkey, where scientists are not appreciated nearly as much as they are in the US, and there aren’t a lot of job opportunities for scientists besides staying in academia....
Feb 5, 2019 | DEI Spotlight
TONY LARKIN Fourth Year, Neuroscience Hometown: Warner Robins, GA Tell us about yourself! “After participating in many STEM summer camps throughout middle and high school, I began to really develop a love for math and aspiring career in science and medicine. However,...
Jan 9, 2019 | DEI Spotlight
CAROLINE HERNANDEZ-CASNER First-year, PIBS Hometown: El Paso, TX Tell us about yourself! “I was born and raised in the boarder town of El Paso where it’s sunny 302 days out of the year. Growing up Hispanic, the majority of my family didn’t understand the...
Dec 3, 2018 | DEI Spotlight
KELSEY KOCHAN First-year PIBS student, Pharmacology Hometown: Taylor, MI Tell us about yourself! “As a first-generation college student, I grew up believing that college was something unattainable for me. I was raised in a town without resources, mentorship, or...
Oct 11, 2018 | DEI Spotlight
FILIPE CERQUEIRA Second-Year PhD Student Molecular and Immunology Tell us about yourself! “I was born in Salvador, Bahia, a black-majority city in Brazil. I moved to a small town in Texas when I was 7, and I consider myself a Texan at heart. My family...