As Mizzou seniors think about life after graduation, the research lab could serve as a proving ground for future plans.

That was the case for Bennett Flannagan, who graduated from Mizzou in 2024. He spent the last year as a research specialist I in the Paul de Figueiredo lab at Bond LSC, pushing himself and growing his expertise in preparation for graduate school.

His work paid off when he heard he was one of 20 applicants accepted into the Translational Biosciences PhD program at Mizzou’s School of Medicine for fall 2025.

Listen to him tell about his experience.