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Rosseirys De La Rosa Ro of Emory University: Anthropology, UG Research on Indigenous DNA, and Mentor Support.

Published: July 9, 2022, 4:13 a.m.

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Ro grew up watching TV shows like \\u201cBones\\u201d, \\u201cNCIS\\u201d and \\u201cCastle\\u201d which got her excited about Forensic Science. In High School, Biology & Environmental Science were her favorite subjects. When Ro joined Emory University, she started doing research in her very first semester!

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Ro joins us on our podcast to share her UG Research experiences, her work in the Ancient DNA Lab, and her undergraduate college journey at Emory University.

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In particular, we discuss the following with her:

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  • Overall Experience at Emory
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  • Getting Started in Anthropology UG Research
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  • Impact of UG Research
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  • Majoring in Anthropology and Human Biology
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  • Advice to Freshman and High Schoolers
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Topics discussed in this episode:

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  • Introduction to Rosseirys De La Rosa, Emory [0:49]
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  • Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:55]
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  • Overall Experience [4:40]
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  • Why Emory? [5:22]
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  • High School Interests [6:41]
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  • Transition to Emory [8:56]
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  • Discovering UG Research [11:38]
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  • Research Details [14:04]
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  • Takeaways/Outcomes of Research [19:49]
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  • Research Impact [24:56]
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  • Picking Majors [26:26]
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  • What\\u2019s Next for Ro? [31:25]
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  • Advice for Freshman [32:26]
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  • Skills for High Schoolers [33:54]
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  • Memories [36:34]
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Our Guests: Rosseirys De La Rosa (\\u201cRo\\u201d) graduated with a Bachelor\\u2019s degree in Physical and Biological Anthropology from Emory University. Ro plans to join the Doctoral Program in Anthropology at Vanderbilt University in Fall 2022.

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Memorable Quote: \\u201cBut definitely, if it wouldn\'t have been for my research experience, there\'s no way I would have been able to get into such a good school\\u201d. Ro, on being accepted into the Doctoral Program at Vanderbilt University.

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Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode\\u2019s Transcript.

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