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Fany Iseka |
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 Fany Iseka, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.
Who is Fany Iseka?
I’m from the Democratic Republic of Congo; I came in the United States in September 2003. I graduated from Denver South High School in May 2005. I attended community college of Denver for one year and then I transfered to Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2006.
Has science always been a part of your life?
I have been taking science courses since ninth grade in my country.
How is it important to you?
I love science. There is no other subject that I can do better than science. I always tell myself that if one puts me in another major that is not science related, I will be the worst student. Science courses are the only courses that I can study for a long time without getting bored.
Why did you choose to participate in the BRIN program?
I chose the BRIN program because from it I will gain two years of research experience as an undergraduate student.
What do you hope to gain from the program?
This program will offer me the opportunity to find myself. It will give me a chance to have an idea of what I probably will be doing in the future. I hope that it will train me to be one of the competent candidates for research in graduate studies. This experience will definitely look excellent on my resume.