Episode 61: Beyond a Summer of Science
Most of us had a summer job when we were in high school or college, and if we were lucky, we had one that helped us make meaningful\xa0decisions about college or a career.\xa0\u2028\xa0\n\nAt TGen, summer interns in the\xa0Helios Scholars at TGen program\xa0work alongside researchers on projects that are much more than \u201cjust\u201d eight weeks of full-time hours inside a lab. Many Scholars choose a field of research they will pursue for an entire career.\u2028\xa0\xa0\n\nOn this episode of the\xa0TGen Talks, we connect with Heather Mead, Ph.D., a research assistant professor in TGen\u2019s Pathogen and Microbiome Division. A former Helios Scholar who describes the eight-week internship as life changing and encouraged her to begin a second career in research, one that has seen her come full circle as today she mentors Helios Scholars, helping them find and follow their passion \u2026 all while conducting research and coordinating projects around Tuberculosis, Valley Fever, COVID and more.