{"id":24302,"date":"2025-05-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=24302"},"modified":"2025-05-07T14:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:54:38","slug":"graduating-senior-launched-student-run-science-publication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/graduating-senior-launched-student-run-science-publication\/","title":{"rendered":"From Student to Science Communicator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                                    \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Srikar-Kolluru-Grad-Top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Srikar-Kolluru-Grad-Top-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Srikar-Kolluru-Grad-Top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/Srikar-Kolluru-Grad-Top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Headshot of Srikar Kolluru bordered by bands of colorful graphic swirls\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Srikar Kolluru graduates with USC Dornsife\u2019s Class of 2025 on May 16. 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Photo: Miles Lee.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=commencement\">Commencement<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>From Student to Science Communicator<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC Dornsife graduating senior Srikar Kolluru spent his undergraduate years translating scientific research into compelling stories \u2014 and inspiring his peers to do the same.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Greg Hardesty<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span 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human biology major at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Srikar Kolluru wasn\u2019t content to just study science \u2014 he wanted to change how it\u2019s shared.<\/p>\n<p>Determined to make science more understandable and engaging, he combined his journalism and science interests to found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscnucleus.org\/\">The Nucleus<\/a> during his sophomore year. The student-run publication aims to boost scientific literacy by translating complex topics into stories that resonate with general audiences.<\/p>\n<p>To do that, Kolluru built a team as interdisciplinary as the subjects they cover \u2014 bringing together students from neuroscience, cinema and media studies, journalism and even music. Their work blends clear explanations with infographics and multimedia, using storytelling techniques that prioritize clarity and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea behind it is to preempt misinformation as opposed to \u2018band-aiding\u2019 after the spread of misinformation,\u201d Kolluru explains. \u201cOur goal is to make science digestible and accessible to all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24413\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/The_Nucleus_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24413\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/The_Nucleus_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of The Nucleus magazine\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/The_Nucleus_cover.jpg 850w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/The_Nucleus_cover-425x550.jpg 425w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/The_Nucleus_cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/The_Nucleus_cover-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Nucleus<\/em> appeared in print this spring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Nucleus team published their first two volumes online in fall 2023 and spring 2024, with just a handful of articles in each. \u201cWe did trial runs to test our production timeline and make sure we could scale up,\u201d says Kolluru.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the team has published four more issues. The most recent debuted early this month \u2014 it boasts 30 combined articles and infographics organized into categories such as \u201cHealth and Wellness,\u201d \u201cEnvironmental Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology\u201d and \u201cInterdisciplinary Sciences.\u201d The site now receives thousands of page views, Kolluru says, driven in part by an e-newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>The team also published their first print version, containing the latest two volumes, this semester \u2014 the first time they\u2019ve done so. \u201cSeeing our content in print made it feel more permanent,\u201d Kolluru explains. This semester, thanks to our amazing print production team, it was made a reality. There\u2019s something powerful about being able to hold the work in your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That same drive to connect and communicate has fueled Kolluru\u2019s work across campus \u2014 in labs, newsrooms and student service organizations.<\/p>\n<h2>A \u201cbusy mind\u201d fuels exploration, service<\/h2>\n<p>Kolluru\u2019s wide-ranging pursuits only expanded at USC Dornsife. He joined <em>The Daily Trojan<\/em> as a photographer, eventually serving as news deputy photo editor. Around the same time, he began undergraduate research at the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/kuhn\/\">Convergent Science Institute in Cancer<\/a> (CSI-Cancer) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/michelson.usc.edu\/\">USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience<\/a> \u2014 something he\u2019s done for the last three years.<\/p>\n<p>He also found time to serve as director of fundraising for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trojanshelter.org\/\">Trojan Shelter<\/a>, which supports USC students who can\u2019t afford to live on or near campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something to be said for a busy mind,\u201d Kolluru says.<\/p>\n<p>Among his many experiences, he calls his work at CSI-Cancer one of the most transformative. As a sophomore, he joined a research project investigating how breast cancer metastasizes to the brain \u2014 work that involved studies of terminal patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experience showed me how research has the ability to directly shape patient outcomes and improve care on a broad scale,\u201d Kolluru says. \u201cSeeing that connection firsthand made me realize how research can be a form of patient advocacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/peter-kuhn\/\">Peter Kuhn<\/a>, University Professor of Biological Sciences, Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Urology at USC Dornsife, helped oversee Kolluru at CSI-Cancer. In addition to research, he noted that Kolluru played a key role in CSI-Cancer\u2019s Cancer CURE (Cancer Undergraduate Research Experience) program and the associated REACH initiative for high school students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis involvement and impact have indeed been substantial,\u201d says Kuhn.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Rose, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pre-health\/welcome-pre-health-trojans\/\">pre-health undergraduate studies<\/a> and the health care studies minor, had Kolluru in two of her classes and recognized his potential early on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSrikar is eager, committed, thoughtful, considerate, enthusiastic and motivated,\u201d says Rose, associate professor of clinical emergency medicine (educational scholar) at Keck School of Medicine of USC. \u201cHe enjoys caring for people \u2014 to help them heal physically, but also to care for the whole person in their needs and fears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a natural, charismatic leader who draws talent to him,\u201d she adds. &#8221; He\u2019s developed a deep love for healing and is excited about a future of service in medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Looking beyond graduation<\/h2>\n<p>Kolluru is applying to medical schools with plans to start in August 2026, with interests in emergency medicine, oncology and cardiology. During his gap year, he plans to continue working on The Nucleus \u2014 which became a recognized student organization at USC last August \u2014 while working as an EMT, volunteering and pursuing creative passions.<\/p>\n<p>They include photography (his favorite subjects are national parks such as Yosemite), Carnatic singing (which he hopes to return to) and a new interest: learning piano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was in middle school,\u201d Kolluru recalls, \u201cmy parents told me I would find out what I was passionate about in college. 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