Taking ‘Learning By Doing’ to a New Level: Summer MAP Series, Gracie Song ’25

From the introductory level to advanced seminars, Grinnell science students receive plenty of hands-on laboratory experience. Faculty intentionally design course-embedded research projects to build on existing knowledge and to help students become comfortable with important techniques.

But when Gracie Song ’25 jumped into full-time biological chemistry research this summer without completing the Introduction to Biological Chemistry course first, she took a more “crash-course” approach to building her laboratory skillset.

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Original article published October 19, 2023 by Anika Jane Beamer ’22

By Dani Perkins
Dani Perkins Director, Exploratory Career Community