Meet Peer Leader Tanner Thoms

Headshot photo of Tanner Thoms.

Peer Leaders are undergraduate students who support their peers in WISCIENCE programs and courses while learning valuable leadership skills. Find out more about Tanner!

Pronouns: He/him
Major: Biology
Peer Leader for: STEM Immersion
Hometown: Maplewood, MN

What is your favorite place on campus?
By the lake on the terrace of Memorial Union

What extracurricular activities are you involved in?
Research with the Nickells Lab, volunteering with Crisis Text Line, and intramural soccer

If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
I would be a sloth because they get to relax all day

What is your hidden talent?
Playing the piano

What is an academic accomplishment that you are proud of?
Being on the Dean’s List each semester

What are you looking forward to about being a peer leader this semester?
I am really looking forward to being someone that students feel comfortable asking questions to and can rely on

What sparked your interest in STEM?
Science fair in middle school made me realize my love for STEM

What is your vision for life after graduation?
I am hoping to attend medical school

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