April 05, 2019 – When I graduated from Loyalist College’s Biotechnology – Advanced program in June 2018, I gave the valedictorian address to my graduating class and was ready to pursue a career in science.
I’ve been passionate about science and research my entire life. Having spent three years in labs at Loyalist, gloved and goggled while diving into microbiology, tissue culture and next level extraction technologies, I was everything a young scientist in her early 20s would be – excited to get out there and make a difference in the world.
I never really considered a career in cannabis until I heard about Loyalist’s post-graduate cannabis applied science program, the first of its kind in Canada. Being a part of the program’s initial cohort has been an amazing experience. We’re a small group – there’s 20 of us – and we come from various science-related backgrounds. Having diverse perspectives in the classroom makes for intriguing, thought-provoking discussions which broaden and challenge the boundaries of my thinking.
Click to Read More: ON CAMPUS: Becoming a Cannabis Applied Science Student (Belleville The Intelligencer)