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Shashank Rajkumar

 July 9, 2018

Degree

Chemistry ’18

Project Team

Duke Undergraduate International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Team (2016-2017)

Bass Connections provided me the opportunity to work towards a project that had meaningful impact in the world. Getting to participate in the group work and navigate complex problems was an actualization of the ideals of interdisciplinary study in higher education.

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