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Co-op experience spotlight
A Public Health student’s experience completing research at Odette Cancer Centre
By: Lauren Ballard | 4.5 min read
Sharmi Sritharan (she/her) is a fourth-year Public Health student who’s minoring in addictions, mental health and policy. She speaks about how she learned to consider research positions, even though she doesn’t have a traditional science background.