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1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your journey!
I grew up in the Bay Area (I’m a 3rd generation San Franciscan). I did my undergrad, a few years as a technician, and grad…
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to BioSci:
My name is Sahar Ahmed and I am a second year BioSci major! I am from Orange County. On campus, I am…
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I am a fourth year PhD Candidate in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in the School of Biological Sciences. My PhD…
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your journey!
Well I grew up in Utah and I always really liked science and, like a lot of ecologist, my family would take me out hiking…
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to BioSci.
I was born and raised in Denmark. Between high school and college, I took a gap year as an au-pair in Paris,…
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to BioSci.
I knew I was going to major in Biology, but what really made it set in stone for me was my high…
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to BioSci.
My name is Negin Pourgholam and I am a second year Biological Science major and a member of the academics committee within…

Hi! My name is Donna Kim, and I’m currently a first-year undergraduate student majoring in biological sciences. I decided to major in BioSci because I knew I was interested in biology and wanted to learn…

1. How did you get into the field?
I am an Integrative Biologist interested in how organisms cope with extreme environments. I got into this field when I changed careers to become a science teacher. During…

1. How did you get into the field?
Both my mom and grandma have Type 2 diabetes, a very common disease in the black community. In graduate school, I sought out a lab that studied diabetes….