Graduate student Alexa Rojas reads aloud her award-winning 2026 Image of Research entry and shares how she created it.

Graduate student Jaden Thompson reads aloud her award-winning 2026 Image of Research entry and shares how she created it.

Graduate student Kevin Huang reads aloud his award-winning 2026 Image of Research entry and shares how he created it.

Graduate student Michelle Patiño-Flores reads aloud her award-winning 2026 Image of Research entry and shares how she created it.

Graduate student Syed Faizaan Ahab reads aloud his award-winning 2026 Image of Research entry and shares how he created it.

Enjoy this interview with Ilaria Strocchia, a graduate student in Spanish and Portuguese and 1st place winner in this year’s contest, and then view the video to hear Strocchia read her award-winning submission, "Where Water Has Memory."

Enjoy this interview with Latashia Key, a graduate student in Recreation, Sport and Tourism and People's Choice winner, and then view the video to hear Key read her award-winning submission, "Creating Inclusive Aquatic Spaces….Overjoyed with Peace and Love."

Enjoy this interview with Lili Federico, a graduate student in Theatre and Honorable Mention winner in this year’s contest, and then view the video to hear Federico read her award-winning submission, "Dynamic Lightscapes: Generative Art in Motion."

Enjoy this interview with Yun Seong Kim, a graduate student in Mechanical Science and Engineering and 2nd place winner in this year’s contest, and then view the video to hear Kim read his award-winning submission, "Helix of Growth."

Enjoy this interview with Xavier Davenport, a graduate student in Music and Honorable Mention winner in this year’s contest, and then view the video to hear Davenport read his award-winning submission, "The Spinductor: A Multi-Dimensional Magnetic Field Neural Network Enhanced Musical Instrument!"

Graduate student Bayezid Baten reads aloud his award-winning 2024 Image of Research entry and shares how he created it.

Benjamin Ringel reads aloud his award-winning 2024 Image of Research entry and shares how he created it.

Rishyashring Raman Iyer reads aloud his award-winning 2024 Image of Research entry and shares how he created it.

Graduate student Alexandra Spitzer reads aloud her award-winning 2024 Image of Research entry and shares how she created it.

Nubras Samayeen reads aloud her award-winning 2024 Image of Research entry and shares how she created it.

Doctoral student Courtney Richardson reads aloud her award-winning 2020 Image of Research entry and shares how she created it.

Doctoral student Punit Singhvi reads aloud his award-winning 2020 Image of Research entry and shares his recipe for success.

Robin Holland, dual degree candidate in Pathobiology and Veterinary Medicine, doesn’t hesitate to throw her hat in the ring when contests and opportunities present themselves. Robin was awarded People’s Choice at the inaugural Research Live! competition last fall and took home first place in Image of Research the preceding spring.

As if that weren’t impressive enough, Robin was awarded a prestigious NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for individuals pursuing dual-doctoral degrees, both a PhD and an MD, DVM, or other medical doctoral degree. This award was created to increase the pool of highly trained clinician-scientists in the biomedical research workforce.

We sat down with Robin to pick her brain about her career, academic contests, and getting involved. Read on for the interview.