Yander Grajeda

Yander Grajeda

Class Status: Recent Alumni

Major: Biochemistry

Campus Involvement: STEM Scholars and CISE Fab Lab Technician

Career Goal: Doing research.

Hobbies: Reading and learning new skills.

How has CSI³ helped you?
CSI³ has provided all the supplies I need for my classes which has given me the opportunity to do my best in all of my classes and graduate.

What keeps you motivated and positive throughout life’s hardships?
Knowing that things will improve over time as long as I keep moving forward trying my best to improve things in any way I can.

What advice would you like to give to your fellow scholars?
Just as Walt Disney once said, “Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things…and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Don't stop and keep moving forwards.

What are your plans now that you have graduated?
Applying to different pharmaceutical jobs and research positions.