The Spotlight Shines on Student Successes

M.Sc. Infection Biology Candidate at Swiss TPH - Faculty advisors are deeply committed to student success, and their support has been central to my own growth. Through my honors thesis research in the Martorelli Di Genova lab, I’ve been able to apply classroom knowledge to investigate purine auxotrophy in Toxoplasma gondii.

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From challenging me in the classroom to encouraging me in lab, this department truly shaped me into a confident, well-rounded scientist. Presently, MPH candidate at Brown University School of Public Health.

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Research Assistant at Precision Vaccines Program - The MMG department can feel small, but that makes it an incredibly tight-knit and welcoming place. I came into college knowing the major I wanted to pursue, and my experience in the MMG department helped secure my love for microbiology and to prepare me for the future I wanted doing research.  

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UVM Medical Center Clinical Care Associate Cancer Center - Honored to be highlighted as a student success story by the UVM Cancer Center. I am incredibly grateful for my experience in the Stumpff lab and with the UVM Women's Club lacrosse team, both made my time as an undergraduate truly meaningful! 

UVM's Story of Petra and Petra's LinkedIn Profile

Med School Student and Lucille Markey Outstanding Senior in Molecular Genetics Award - Being selected was an honor, and I owe a great deal of that recognition to the support I received from the Molecular Genetics department and the UVM faculty.  Most importantly, my mentor, Dev Majumdar, gave me the independence, guidance, and honest feedback that allowed me to grow. That is what ultimately propelled my project toward publication and deepened my drive to engage with the science beyond the classroom, even if it ended up being in medicine rather than strict molecular biology. 

Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, New Jersey

NASA Research Associate Intern - PhD Student at Yale University - My greatest accomplishment is completing my Honors Thesis/DUR and presenting this research at two international conferences.  My on-campus and off-campus research led to my decision to pursue a PhD and continue with biomedical research for a future career.

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Post-baccalaureate Fellow at National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Breaking free of the course curriculum with the tools it gave me and teaching myself the skills I wanted to learn directly. I learned a useful skill and found somewhere at the university to apply it. Thank you!  

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MHA Candidate at Cornell University - My most significant accomplishment was receiving the Alexander Kende Merit Award and maintaining my academic performance while working and exploring a variety of career options. I aim to combine my passion for research and innovation from my undergraduate degree in molecular genetics with my experience as a pharmacy technician to improve care accessibility and integration of innovative ideas.

UVM's Interview with Elisabeth and Elisabeth's LinkedIn Profile

Research Associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard - My most significant accomplishment was garnering the courage to travel all the way from Vermont to New Zealand for a semester, where I learned how to live in an unfamiliar country, as well as take in new cultures and perspectives to help shape my future career interests. I could not have done that without the support of the MMG department and UVM, who gave me the tools to have that once in a lifetime experience.  

Konnor's LinkedIn Profile

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