Thompson ’13 and Natasha Pastor ’13, who work with Arruda. Originally, Thompson wanted to be a doctor or a physician assistant. “Now that she’s doing this research,” Arruda says, “Sasha may go to graduate school for research, which is really what INBRE is all about.” The current INBRE grant is supporting Franklin Pierce with $200,000 for two and a half years. After the first two and a half years are up, Arruda will be able to reapply for another $200,000 to further the retinal disease research. As Franklin Pierce enhances offerings in Health Sciences, we hope to offer more opportunities for student research in the future.
“Now that she’s doing this research,” Arruda says, “Sasha may go to graduate school for research which is really what INBRE is all about.”
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