Gabrielle Cruz of SUNY Fredonia: Molecular Genetics, Goldwater Scholar, and Regeneration Research.

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English - January 19, 2024 05:47 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Gabrielle loved school. She loved science. Her school years were tough because she used to be homeless off and on.

Despite that, she graduated High School with Honors.

After graduating from high school, she knew she wanted to get a Bachelor’s degree. She couldn’t afford it then.

She worked 16-hour days, and 4 years later decided to study Nursing at Mercyhurst University in PA.

Gabrielle joins our podcast to share her undergraduate college journey, starting at Mercyhurst, Transferring to SUNY Fredonia, UG Research in Regeneration in Zebrafish, Winning the Goldwater Scholarship, Majoring in Molecular Genetics, and Advice for High Schoolers.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

Overall Experience
4-Year Gap
Going Back College
The Goldwater Scholarship
Advice to High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

Introduction to Gabrielle Cruz, SUNY Fredonia []
Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights []
Overall UG Experience []
High School Interests []
Personal Challenges []
Transition to College []
SUNY Fredonia Experience []
Starting UG Research []
Regen Research []
Outcomes []
Why Goldwater Scholarship? []
Winning The Goldwater Scholarship []
The Research Impact []
Majoring in Molecular Genetics []
Advice for High Schoolers []
Ready to Start College []
Memories []

Our Guests: Gabrielle Cruz, a Goldwater Scholar is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Genetics at SUNY Fredonia.

Memorable Quote: “ I think a lot of us like the suffering, a little bit of like, getting through the tough parts. But it's okay to suffer. And it's okay to be scared. It's okay to doubt yourself. But you’ve got to pick yourself back up, you’ve got to keep going on to the next thing.” Gabrielle Cruz.

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