Kiefer Rodriguez

College of liberal Arts and Sciences- Molecular & Cell Biology, Microbial System Analysis

Research Project: Calcium signaling in Arabidopsis plants.

Financial support from the Bridge to the Doctorate program allows me to focus more on my academics and research and less on working a job during school to support my tuition. With the program’s guidance, I feel the rate of progression towards my goals have increased, and my decision about a specific career is clearer.

Kiefer Rodriguez, 26, who is pursuing a Professional Science Master’s Degree in Microbial System Analysis.

Kiefer Rodrigues, BD fellow In Dr. Graf’s lab, showing the undergraduate student how mathematically determine the results of an experiment.