{"id":112600,"date":"2024-06-19T11:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=112600"},"modified":"2024-06-19T11:10:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:10:03","slug":"student-spotlight-namita-bhyravbhatla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/06\/19\/student-spotlight-namita-bhyravbhatla\/","title":{"rendered":"Student spotlight: Namita Bhyravbhatla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>We continue highlighting some of our outstanding graduate students. 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Despite our differences, we all find it within ourselves to stand united in our fight against cancer, and I think there is so much beauty in that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you want to do after you graduate?<\/strong> I am passionate about fundamental research, and it\u2019s something that I want to center my career around. The opportunities in the research space are endless, and while I plan on exploring every option, I know my interest in pancreatic cancer research will remain constant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What have you learned at UNMC that will stick with you for the rest of your life?<\/strong> \u201cDon\u2019t miss the forest for the trees.\u201d Like many others, when I came to graduate school, I came with a larger goal to progress science for the betterment of humanity. However, along the way, sometimes that \u201clarger goal\u201d got lost in the noise of my niche research and day-to-day problems. 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