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Student Questionnaire:
1.    Why did you choose the UC Denver Cancer Biology Program?
a.    Of all the places I interviewed, the faculty here was the most engaging and excited about their work. I

also loved the huge focus on translational research.
2.    What labs are you rotating in?
a.    I rotated with Jennifer Richer, Paul Jedlicka, and Rob Winn
3.    Please describe you project?
a.    It was previously found in the lab that a protein called gamma catenin could act as a tumor suppressor

in lung cancer. However, mechanisms for how gamma catenin accomplishes this are ill defined. My project is to

try and tease out a possible mechanism for how this protein works.
4.    Where did you attend undergraduate school and what was your major/minor?
a.    CU Boulder, BA in Astrophysics and Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
5.    What you did (if anything) between undergraduate and graduate school?
a.    I worked at the High Altitude Observatory, studying the sun.
6.    Other school affiliated activities/clubs you are involved in?
a.    I’m in the Arrhythmias, the campus choir.
7.    What do you like to do outside of school?
a.    I like ice skating, archery, and playing music.
8.    What is your favorite thing about Colorado?
a.    It’s really hard to pick, but I think it’s really nice how many things there are to do and they are all

pretty close. It’s not hard to take a weekend and try something new.
9.    Your contact information-
a.    Marybeth.sechler@ucdenver.edu