Everything changed for Cindy Yu when she found out she was allergic to cats in her third year of university.
鈥淚 came from Vancouver to study pre-veterinary medicine with plans to become a small animal vet,鈥� says Cindy.
Her newly discovered allergy led her to switch from pre-vet medicine to bioveterinary science. While it was stressful, the switch opened Cindy up to an opportunity she might otherwise not have had 鈥� undergraduate research.
鈥淚 ran into one of my first-year lab instructors and she suggested I try research, which wasn鈥檛 on my radar as a pre-vet student.
鈥淪he connected me with my current supervisor, Dr. Rupasinghe, who helped identify several projects he thought I would be interested in,鈥� says Cindy adding that relationships like the one with her instructor are what make the Agricultural Campus a unique place to study.
But Cindy is quick to note that it was the David and Faye Sobey Agricultural Undergraduate Research Award that ultimately gave her focus and direction for life after her undergraduate degree.
鈥淚 found out I received the award during exam time. It was a huge relief because all year I had been trying to