Tim Marquis graduated with his bachelor鈥檚 degree in from the 91制片厂 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture in 2015, and will complete medical school at the University of Connecticut this May. While he was an undergraduate, he conducted research at the with Dr. Stacia Sower, professor emerita of molecular, cellular, and biomedical sciences, a novel pituitary cell type in the lamprey. He credits his work with her and her mentorship with providing him the personal and professional qualities necessary for him to perform high-quality research in a world-class environment. As he fininishes medical school during the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares听to start his residency at Yale, we asked him what the last few months have been like. Here is what he told us.