Current URIP Scholars

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Behavioral Science and Addiction Science

CAREER ASPIRATONS/PLANS
Clinical Psychologist / Behavioral Scientist

FUN FACT
I have a twin sister!

HOBBIES/FREE TIME ACTIVITIES or ORGANIZATIONS
Crafting, Hiking and Biking

RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am interested in studying addiction and it’s phsyical and psychological effects on the body.

HUMAN INTERESTS
I am interested in seeing other people’s perspectives of the world around them.

CAREER ASPIRATONS/PLANS
I plan on going to graduate school and getting a masters in biology.

FUN FACTS/FAV QUOTE
A fun fact I enjoy is that elephants actually have really good memories.

HOBBIES/FREE TIME ACTIVITIES or ORGANIZATIONS:
I enjoy reading, watching TV, or taking walks on my free-time.

THOUGHTS ON BEING A URIP FELLOW
Although it can be challenging, I really enjoy being a URIP fellow. Going to the lab is one of the highlights of my week. Learning and participating in lab procedures is one of the things that I have always enjoyed and I am lucky that I get to do it in my undergraduate years!

PUBLICATIONS/ABSTRACTS/POSTERS
NICOTINE-INDUCED ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

COULD A BACTERIOPHAGE FOUND IN PHAGE HUNTERS PROGRAM HAVE ENDOLYSINS THAT CAN BE USED IN FUTURE PHAGE THERAPY?

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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Neuroscience, Immunology

HUMAN INTERESTS
Philosophy, especially bioethics

CAREER ASPIRATONS/PLANS
Seeking to decipher the enigmatic dance between the nervous and immune systems by obtaining an MD or an MD/PhD.

 FUN FACTS/FAV QUOTE
“There is a pleasure in finding things out.” – Richard Feynman

HOBBIES/FREE TIME ACTIVITIES or ORGANIZATIONS:
Awakening the hidden melodies of the kalimba, savoring the forbidden fruits of banned and challenged literature, and unraveling the ballads of different cultures through travel

THOUGHTS ON BEING A URIP FELLOW
As someone from Baltimore, I have always been aware of the shadows cast by the weight of drug addiction. In this opportunity to work at NIH/NIDA under the Undergraduate Research Internship Program, I find not only a chance to learn new skills but also a calling to help those who struggle with drug abuse and addiction around me.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
I have interests in cancer research and I am interested in my current project where we are researching the changes in dendritic spines from neurons activated by cocaine cues compared to those from non-activated neurons in the same region of the brain.

HUMAN INTERESTS
Volunteering, Traveling,Gymnastics/Cheerleading

CAREER ASPIRATONS/PLANS
Go to medical school and become an Anesthesiologist

FUN FACTS/FAV QUOTE
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”

HOBBIES/FREE TIME ACTIVITIES or ORGANIZATIONS:
Volunteering, Exercising, Traveling, Child Care

ORGANIZATIONS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Organizations: Active Minds Member
• Chemistry Club, Miss American Chemical Society
• National Black Women in Medicine Member

THOUGHTS ON BEING A URIP FELLOW
I am very appreciative of this opportunity and the journey to come. I am ready and excited  to expand my horizon in the research world. This is my first research project/ experience and I am eager to learn, work and grow.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Neuroscience or cancer research

HUMAN INTERESTS
Volunteering at local shelters, churches, and mentoring younger students in their pursuit of STEM careers

CAREER ASPIRATONS/PLANS
Pursuing an MD-PhD focusing on neuroscience or cancer research