UCR Celebrates First Undergraduate Microbiology Grad <\/p>\n
Cristian Carrera <\/p>\n
The undergraduate microbiology major, which was launched in fall 2011, has its first graduate: Cristian Carrera, who received his bachelor of arts degree last June. Carrera, who grew up in Chino, is interested in pursuing a career in microbiology. <\/p>\n
I want to learn more about bacteria, viruses and other microscopic organisms, he said. I am also interested in immunology. <\/p>\n
The first person in his family to graduate from college, Carrera wasnt expecting to make UCR history. <\/p>\n
I am proud to be the first graduate in the microbiology major, he said. I didnt know I had this honor until only very recently. <\/p>\n
Carrera plans to become a professor in microbiology. He is interested, too, in teaching at a high school for a few years. <\/p>\n
I used to run cross-country and play soccer, he said. Teaching at a high school will give me a chance to coach. <\/p>\n
The steering committee for the microbiology major James Borneman, Katherine Borkovich and Marylynn Yates presented Carrera with a plaque to commemorate the milestone the microbiology major has reached. <\/p>\n
I had the pleasure of having Cristian as one of my students in my new research-based course Experimental Microbiology during the Spring 2013 quarter, Borkovich said. Cristian was an excellent student and will be a great representative for both UCR and the new microbiology major out in the larger community. I wish him well as he embarks on the next stage of his career. <\/p>\n
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