University: Tougaloo College
Hometown: Jackson, MS
NIH Research Project:
The Role of Replication Timing in Gene Slicing
Mentor: Mirit Aladjem, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology
National Cancer Institute
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I am currently a senior at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in art. It was through the Minority Access to Research Careers scholarship program under the mentorship of Dr. Bharati Mehrotra that I became interested in biomedical research. As a result of the experience, I have become committed to research, and I am grateful for the opportunity to gain more in-depth experience and training through the NIH UGSP.
In this, my first summer of participation in the UGSP, I am under the guidance of Dr. Mirit Aladjem in the Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology at the National Cancer Institute. The goal of this particular lab is to understand how genes are expressed in normal cells and in cancer cells. My contribution is to assist in determining if the time at which a particular gene is replicated correlates with whether or not it is expressed.
I plan to devote my career to the understanding of cellular processes. I believe this will continue to be an important area of study as we seek to find cures for the diseases that plague humanity. I also hope to use my training in art to depict concepts and ideas in a way that allows scientists to understand our current level of scientific knowledge. I hope this and future experiences will challenge and equip me to accomplish these goals. |
