Student Profile

Kathryn Blaschke   "CCS was a great learning environment and a place where I felt comfortable exploring my interests. "

class of 2007

What CCS Meant for Me:

CCS allowed me to direct my undergraduate education and get the degree that was best for me.  I had more freedom in my class schedule, which allowed me to pursue undergraduate research in a stem cell lab at UCSB.  Doing undergraduate research inspired me to pursue a Ph.D. doing stem cell research after I graduated.  I had more contact with faculty and I took classes I was genuinely interested in, not just to fulfill requirements.  Being around talented scientists, both students and faculty, helped me become a better scientist myself.

Future Plans

I am currently working towards a PhD in the Biomedical Sciences program at UC San Francisco.

Awards

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2009

Chancellor's Award for Undergraduate Research, 2007

Research / Publications

I am currently working in Dr. Miguel Ramalho-Santos’s lab studying the process of reprogramming somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells.