Season Two Celebration and Season Three Previews!

Season Two Celebration and Season Three Previews!
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[00:00:00] Intro: We are a resource for learners, including every member of the live strong cancer. Institute’s on track educational pipeline from middle school to residency. We are a growing collection of interviews, talks and experiences that uncover the myths and the uncertainties of cancer and careers and cancer in order to empower and inspire generations of thinkers and leaders.

[00:00:25] Intro: This is cancer uncovered. An education and empowerment podcast by the live strong cancer institutes.

[00:00:45] Kristen: Hello, welcome back to cancer uncovered. This is a short episode to wrap up and celebrate the end of season two and prepare you for an incredible season three. We have brought you two years of monthly discussion with cancer experts in their many forms, fundamental research, scientists, community based researchers, social workers, clinicians.

[00:01:08] Kristen: Students of all ages, survivors and caregivers, we have brought in experts to talk to us about mentorship, leadership, communication, and the tools you’ll need to thrive in the sciences and the world. We have asked you not only to listen along, but to investigate the challenges we face it. Oncology, consider your passions, keep asking questions and to stay curious.

[00:01:34] Kristen: Next month we’ll hear from a live strong cancer Institute’s summer undergraduate research fellow Nagaharini Venkoba Rao a student at UT Austin taking part in cancer research this summer who embodies what it means to stay curious. We ask students in the summer undergraduate research fellow. Or surf as we call it to take on a cancer research project over 10 weeks, Harini decided she wanted to take on two different cancer research projects this summer.

[00:02:06] Kristen: Here’s a little bit of what you’ll hear in a few weeks.

[00:02:11] Nagaharini: You have your own goals. You have your own idea of what you want to do when you grow up and what you want to pursue. And that doesn’t need to be something that’s super rigid or super. And so you look to see what you’re interested in, whether this is something that you’re interested in and eliminate any background noise.

[00:02:33] Nagaharini: Yeah. From that conversation with yourself when you’re exploring these careers.

[00:02:38] Kristen: And, and that’s why I think it’s sort of such a valuable… moment for students of, we hope you love this, but if you don’t, that’s also great information. Right? Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. It’s all good. Right? I think exactly. Just the information itself.

[00:02:54] Nagaharini: Just being educated, at least for me. That’s what I wanted to get out of this program was just to be able to be educated. Exactly. I think that oncology is a great field. And as of now, I definitely have it on my list of things to consider as future specialties and stuff. And it’s fine. If plans change, it’s fine.

[00:03:14] Nagaharini: If like other things happen. Yeah.

[00:03:16] Kristen: You’re not stuck.

[00:03:17] Nagaharini: Exactly. We’re not stuck.

[00:03:21] Kristen: While we hope Harini keeps oncology at the top of her list. Moving forward. We know she’s headed for an incredible career in medicine. We also wanna take a moment to thank Laura Pavitt as she sets off on her next adventure. She is the voice of our theme song.

[00:03:38] Kristen: You hear at the beginning of each episode, she’s led the charge on several episodes as the main host and creator. And she’s been behind the scenes helping to produce many more episodes beyond that. Laura, you will be missed at the LCI, but we’re so excited to see what’s next for you. We have some awesome episodes coming up for you in season three, you’ll hear from members of the LCIS leader.

[00:04:02] Kristen: World class clinicians, cancer researchers from across UT Austin and the mid month minis will be back to discuss the tools you’ll need to prosper professionally and personally, as we uncover more about cancer, we want to hear from you. Please share with us what you’d like to hear this season and an upcoming seasons of the podcast.

[00:04:24] Kristen: You can reach us at livestrongcancerinstitutes@dellmed.utexas.edu are you an educator? Our podcast is a great fit for health or a health science classroom. Please share with us how you are using the podcast in your classroom and how we can help create content based on your needs. You can reach out by email at live strong cancer institutes at Dell, me dot U, texas.edu.

[00:04:55] Kristen: All right, here we go, Season three! This is Kristen Wynn reporting from the live strong cancer institutes and cancer uncovered reminding you to stay curious, thank you for listening and learning with us for two years!