{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#001: Sarah Lucas (29 yrs) on Becoming a Science Superstar, Following Your Gut, and Saving Lives","description":"Sarah Lucas (@saerobe) graduated from Penn State University in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the University of Minnesota.  After graduating undergrad, Sarah conducted cutting-edge science research at the J. Craig Venter Institute. As of today, at 29 years old, Sarah has authored 5 peer-reviewed publications on microbiology. In addition, Sarah has earned a fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health, effectively paying for her to attend college and study science. Sarah has presented her work at leading institutions, such as the Mayo Clinic and TSRC. Sarah\u2019s extraordinary work as a young scientist was recognized when she received the Peter Salamon Award. In this episode, we discuss Sarah\u2019s story and: How to find your tribe and build a community of friends How to stop stressing over mediocre grades and why the importance of GPAs is overstated How to distinguish between following your passion versus dabbling in an interest How to make big colleges feel small How to determine whether graduate school is wise How to build a college experience that leads to a purposeful career How to balance academics and social life Follow Sarah\u2019s work with the Hunter Lab or on Google Scholar.   ","author_name":"Hackiversity Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/kylewiney.com\/","html":"