Age: 28
Hometown: Daphne, Alabama
Undergraduate institutions and degrees earned: Coastal Alabama Community College, A.A. in liberal arts and A.S. in general studies; University of Mobile, B.S. in biology with a pre-professional focus and a minor in chemistry, summa cum laude
BMS program track and year of study: Physiology and Cell Biology and Center for Lung Biology; year, almost done.
What research are you involved in? My work has focused on developing and analyzing a novel gamma secretase activating protein (GSAP) knockout rat and determining what role the GSAP protein plays in the response to bacterial pneumonia in three major organ systems including the brain, heart and lungs.
What do you enjoy most about being a doctoral student at the Whiddon College of Medicine? I enjoy the same thing that everyone else seems to enjoy: the sense of community and working in an incredibly supportive and collaborative environment.
What are your interests and hobbies outside of school and work? I enjoy going to concerts and sporting events; playing tennis; running; being really involved in my nieces' and nephews’ lives; traveling; political activism; hanging out with my No. 1 dude, my dog Pundit; and, most importantly, smashing the patriarchy.
