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In the fall of 2023, she became a student ambassador for the BRPHS. Through that opportunity, she learned about an internship at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute (FBRI) at Virginia Tech Carilion. Leveraging the career prep resources provided through the Fralin Futures program, she applied, interviewed and was accepted as Virginia Western&#8217;s first student intern at FBRI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To read Karenna Glover&#8217;s story about Hannah Puskar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/22\/launching-pad-for-careers-fralin-futures-helps-scholar-begin-cancer-research-while-a-student\/\">Launching pad for careers: Fralin Futures helps scholar begin cancer research while a student &#8211; News from Virginia Western<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah Puskar applied for the CCAP scholarship at Virginia Western and when she received it, she decided Virginia Western would be a &#8220;launching pad&#8221; for her career in oncology. 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