Student Perspective: Abram Handly-Santana
Graduating Class of 2017
Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert & Teresa Lindsay Fellow
William Randolph Hearst Scholar
When I first moved to 黑料吃瓜资源, I wasn鈥檛 quite sure how I would adjust to my new life. I had arrived ahead of the rest of my classmates and had never lived more than an hour from where I was born in California. Although I was apprehensive at first, I settled surprisingly quickly into my new home.
I spent the summer working in Lloyd Trotman鈥檚 lab studying prostate cancer after which I began my coursework at the School covering a broad array of topics from neuroscience to quantitative biology. It was during my coursework and rotations, when I met with professors to discuss and brainstorm my various projects, that I gained immense appreciation for the welcoming disposition towards collaboration and diversity of the faculty on campus.
The cohesive nature of the faculty and labs on campus is truly unique to Cold Spring Harbor. In some institutions it鈥檚 become a 鈥渄og eat dog world鈥 with fierce competition brewing just down the hallway. Cold Spring Harbor鈥檚 non-hierarchical atmosphere is perfect for students to grow and prosper in. While my journey towards my graduate degree at Cold Spring Harbor still has yet to complete it鈥檚 first year, I鈥檝e learned a tremendous amount from the faculty and students here.