{"id":49026,"date":"2023-07-05T09:28:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T09:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/?p=49026"},"modified":"2024-06-25T18:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T18:49:51","slug":"pursuing-a-passion-for-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/2023\/07\/05\/pursuing-a-passion-for-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Pursuing a Passion for Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Iszavier<\/a>Iszavier Moe \u201924 first stepped onto Augsburg\u2019s campus in 11th grade when he was part of the college prep program, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). \u201cI remember being on campus with all my friends and loved how small it was,\u201d he recalled. Although it was the close community that drew him to Augsburg, Iszavier didn\u2019t find his place until his sophomore year. \u201cMy first year was during COVID. I had a dorm to myself and all my classes were online. In my second year, Augsburg started to relax some of its restrictions. I had classes with people and started to build a community with others who were on the same track as me, and that’s when I knew I loved being at Augsburg.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Iszavier is pursuing a biology degree with a minor in psychology and hopes to earn his Ph.D. someday. \u201cOne of my favorite classes has been developmental biology, it\u2019s this perfect mix of molecular biology and genetics,\u201d he shared. When Iszavier first had the chance to take part in summer research through the <\/span>Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity<\/span><\/a> (URGO) program, he initially hoped to pursue a career in genetic counseling, but it wasn\u2019t long before he realized his passion for research. \u201cBeing able to conceptually think about genetics is something that I would only get to do if I went the research route, thanks to URGO I\u2019ve been exposed to different areas and can see all the possibilities of what I can do with my biology degree.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer research enables students to explore topics in-depth and discover their interests, build professional relationships with faculty mentors, and prepare them for future success. Stipends are given to students conducting these research projects so they can focus on their work. Funding these opportunities alleviates the financial stress of finding outside work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During Augsburg\u2019s <\/span>Great Returns<\/span><\/i> campaign, over $1,000,000 has supported student research. One of those benefactors was <\/span>Terry Lindstrom \u201973<\/span><\/a>, who funded the research Iszavier completed. \u201cWhen I looked into who Terry was, I realized he was a big deal at Augsburg!\u201d Iszavier said. \u201cTerry made it a point to sit down with all the researchers he funded. It was nice getting to meet someone who cared about applied research and also shared his failures with us. It helped me overcome the obstacles I faced during my project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Research funding and opportunities like the <\/span>Summer Bridge Promise Grant<\/span><\/a>, and Honors Regent Scholarship have impacted Iszavier\u2019s experience at Augsburg. \u201cI\u2019m so fortunate to receive a full ride for my education,\u201d he shared. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to go to school if I didn\u2019t have this grant. My parents didn\u2019t go to college, but they worked hard so I could focus on my studies and not have to have a job in high school. Because of these opportunities, I\u2019m able to break this generational barrier.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One aspect of Augsburg Iszavier wanted to stress was the student-professor relationship \u201cThe relationship that I have with the faculty here, is unmatched like anywhere else. I’m so fortunate that my professors not only know me by my first name, but also know who I am. Augsburg is a small school with big opportunities for development for our future.\u201d One of those opportunities for Iszavier will be conducting research over the summer at John Hopkins University, an institution where Chemistry Nobel Laureate Peter Agre \u201970 works and campaign chair, Dr. Paul Mueller \u201984 graduated from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about the <\/span>Great Returns<\/span><\/i> campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iszavier Moe \u201924 first stepped onto Augsburg\u2019s campus in 11th grade when he was part of the college prep program, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). \u201cI remember being on campus with all my friends and loved how small it was,\u201d he recalled. Although it was the close community that drew him to Augsburg, Iszavier didn\u2019t …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":470,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,182],"tags":[148,222,209],"class_list":["post-49026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-great-returns-campaign","category-urgo","tag-augsburg-university","tag-class-of-2024","tag-stem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/470"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49239,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49026\/revisions\/49239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}