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Katie Brown |
Established in 2001, the BRIN program was created to expose students to serious biomedical research, build a statewide biomedical research infrastructure between undergraduate and graduate institutions and to strengthen each undergraduate institution’s infrastructure and increase its capacity to conduct cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research.
Today, we meet Katie Brown, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.
What should we know about you?
I graduated from Star Valley High School in 2006 where I was a student and played on the girls basketball team. I am now double majoring in human biology and molecular biology with a minor in chemistry and am in the honors program at Chadron State College.
What or who influenced your interest in science?
When I first new for sure I wanted to have a career in science, I was in Mrs. McKim’s college biology class my junior year of high school.
What is it about science that excites you?
I love to learn about the human body and all the components that make us work and act like we do.
Will you pursue a career in science? If so, what do you hope to accomplish?
Oh for sure! I hope more than anything to be able to improve a person’s life by making them more comfortable and more healthy.
Why is it important to have programs like BRIN?
BRIN is an excellent program that gives ordinary people the opportunity to gain experience and it opens their eyes to a wide variety of scientific studies.