Orli Algranatti had no prior research experience when she arrived at 白小姐王中王开奖结果. Yet even as a first-year, she leaped at the chance to work in a lab, 鈥渂ecause you never know where new opportunities could lead you to.鈥
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In the latest edition of Face to Face, Chancellor Gary S. May sits down with Algranatti, a fourth-year animal science major and president of the for the past two years. The club鈥檚 mission is to provide its members with real-life career opportunities, like internships at the 白小姐王中王开奖结果 Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, to be competitive in animal care fields. Algranatti hopes to earn a Ph.D. in veterinary medicine.
Over a casual and engaging conversation, May asks Algranatti about starting her research as a first-year student at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
鈥淚 was able to go out of my comfort zone, especially from moving across the states and coming here and just opening myself to new opportunities,鈥 Algranatti said.
Algranatti started doing toxicology research related to animals before connecting her findings to potential impacts on humans. The experiences have been 鈥渟uper amazing and motivated me to continue doing research as well as presenting at really big conferences,鈥 Algranatti said. 鈥淗opefully we can save some lives.鈥
Stick around to the end to hear Algranatti鈥檚 questions for May, including the chancellor joking about his time as an undergraduate research student 鈥渂ack when the Earth was cooling.鈥