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Katie Sturm had nearly gotten over the shock of learning she was pregnant with quadruplets when in February she suffered a seizure at work. Diagnosed with a brain tumor, she was referred to UT Southwestern where the tumor was removed in March.

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Had Dr. Vi Hung Pham’s younger brother not been born prematurely, the thought of becoming a doctor might not have entered his mind. But that experience impacted Dr. Pham, as he saw his sibling compassionately cared for as a newborn. Later, the experience of volunteering at a pediatrician’s office convinced him of his calling.

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Jake Aquilina is studying total synthesis in the Organic Chemistry Graduate Program at UT Southwestern

Lauren Edwards is studying methodology in the Organic Chemistry Graduate Program at UT Southwestern

Jet Tsien is studying novel bioisosteres in the Organic Chemistry Graduate Program at UT Southwestern

Emily Arner, a fourth-year student in the Cancer Biology Graduate Program and a member of the Brekken lab, is trying to decipher how pancreatic cancer cells adapt to escape the primary tumor, enter the bloodstream, and form secondary tumors, or metastases. Her goal is to find signaling pathways that could be used to treat aggressive metastatic cancers.

At her first job working on a horse farm in Iowa, Dr. Carolyn Shanks developed a strong work ethic. This drive carried her forward in school as well, as she excelled in math and science, leading her to college and eventually medical school. The importance of the work and the fast pace drew her to the specialty of emergency medicine.

One of Dr. Amy Xia’s fondest memories is of making ice cream using liquid nitrogen from the lab where her parents worked at Caltech. Surrounded by exposure to science, it seemed inevitable she would follow a similar career path and ended up drawn to medicine. Her chosen field is pediatrics, with a residency starting soon at the University of Washington.