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Graduating Year: 2015
Education: BS Biological Sciences, Cellular/Molecular/Genetics Track
Career: Research Scientist
“My time at NKU served as a critical inflection point on the path of my career trajectory. In particular, the opportunity to get involved in undergraduate research early and maintain this involvement throughout my tenure at NKU. It was during this time that I first started developing my critical thinking skills and understanding the role that research plays in our daily lives and ways that it can be used to help others.”
What they do: Principal scientific research at Genentech in South San Francisco, CA
Necessary job skills: Scientific thinking, teamwork, creative problem solving
Career path: Undergraduate researcher while at NKU, obtained PhD in biomedical sciences, now principal scientific researcher
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