Lauren Griffith is a first year microbiology student who plans on either graduate school or medical school after the completion of her undergraduate degree. Lauren became interested in STEM from a young age. Her mom was a nurse which sparked the interest of viruses and bacteria in her. As Lauren grew up she had many close friends who were diagnosed with cancer. She began to become extremely interested in what causes cancer and how cancer can be cured. Lauren would like to further her education in order to better understand cancer and how it can be treated. Outside of class Lauren is involved in Cru, which is a christian fellowship organization, MED LIFE, which is organization that helps low income people all over the world and a STEM Exploration and Engagement scholars program. Lauren wanted to be a STEM scholar because it provided her with group of people who were interest in similar things as her but she also wanted to help people her community. She wanted to become a STEM scholar as well because it would help her understand more topics outside of her specific major which would help enhance her total knowledge and help her make connections that help span over many different parts of STEM. She wanted to help inspire other people to think about a STEM career just like she had been inspired especially in the younger children since she had been interested in STEM since a young age she wanted to help spark that inspiration in other children.

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