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"The biology department at St. Mary's nurtured my interest in marine and microbiology and thoroughly prepared me for graduate school. Experiences such as exploring the St. Mary's river in my ecology labs and developing microbiology research skills through my St. Mary's Project shaped me into the scientist I am today."