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Verdean Student Alliance. Esther was awarded membership
into Alpha Lambda Delta, a freshman honor society, (2009-
20) and in to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
(2010-2012).
Ozaire Awais participated in the first
LSAMP supported SEMinar Scholars
course at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. He was a
member of the Honors College, a tutor
with the Learning Resource Center and
participated in undergraduate research
throughout his undergraduate years: in
2004 Ozaire was engaged in research at
the Pioneer Valley Life Science; during the summer of 2005
Ozaire was part of a Geriatrics Research team at Baystate
Medical Center; during the 2007-08 academic year, Ozaire
worked on a project studying adult brain apoptosis in fruit
flies. Ozaire graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2008 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology; in addition he
was inaugurated into the Golden Key Honor Society in 2007
and in 2008 was received the Junior Fellows Program awarded
to outstanding life science majors in research.
Arianna Gray is currently a senior
biology major at the University of
Massachusetts. Her goal is to pursue a
PhD as well as an MD and is interested
in microbiology and/or biomedical
research. She is a recipient of the John
and Abigail Adams scholarship (June
2008-May 2012). Arianna participated
in the summer Enrichment Program at
the University of Massachusetts medical school (June 2010)
Health Careers Connections and at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital (summer 2011) for further research experience.
Arianna is an LSAMP Scholar doing research in the Geobacter
lab during her senior year on campus.
Institute since 2010.
Tsheko Makawa graduated from the
University of Massachusetts in 2007, he
was a biology major and an LSAMP
Scholar. As such he had the opportunity
to participate in Professor Wadsworh’s
laboratory researching the contraction of
myosin during mitosis. Since his
graduation he has been employed in the
biotechnology field at the Broad
Eden Ketema is currently a senior
majoring in public health/microbiology
planning to continue her education
through to her PhD. Now in her senior
year, Eden continues to be involved in
research and is an active member of the
campus community. Eden is a member
of the Commonwealth Honors College.
Her research experiences during her
undergraduate tenure have included: research in the Leschine
Microbiology Lab (May 2010 – present); an internship with
the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland (spring
2011); and during the summer of 2011 Eden was a
Massachusetts Academy of Sciences intern and did research
through the Summer Program in Epidemiology at Harvard
University.
Jerachmeele Moise will graduate in
May 2012. During her time at the
University of Massachusetts Jeachmeele
received the Human Services Honor in
2010 and 2011, she has been on the
dean’s list since 2008. She was a
residential assistant for first year
students, a teacher’s assistant for first
year nursing students, a student assistant
at the office of the provost, part of the Massachusetts Urban
youth collaborative Program and a member of the ALANA
Honor Society. In May 2011 she participated in a small
research project assisting in a community project assessing
depression in the older community. During the 2010 and 2011
summer she interned for Southeastern Residential Services as
a Developmental Service Worker in a home care setting
assisting with activities of daily living.
Sarah Moy is currently a junior
biochemistry major at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst interested in
biomedical research. Sarah interned
with at the Tufts University Department
of Public Health assisting in research to
find a correlation between whether or
not living in close proximity to a
highway would increase one’s chances
of getting asthma. The student progressed to consideration of
whether foreign born children have a lower chance of getting
asthma. During August, 2011 Sarah participated in a
voluntary teaching experience in Fujian, China. She spent two
weeks In a low income part of the village teaching English to
children ages 9-16.
Sabrina Parise graduated with a bachelor of science degree
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in May 2011
with Magna Cum Laude honors. She
plans to work in a medical or
biotechnology laboratory for a year
before applying to graduate school.
During the Spring of 2009 and 2011
Sabrina was a James Holden
Microbiology research laboratory
fellow. During this time she studied
hyperthemophilic archaea and their
deep sea environment learning basic techniques culminating in
her honors senior thesis.
Nina Nnamani will be graduating from
the University of Massachusetts
Amherst in May 2012 with a major in
the neuroscience track in psychology
hoping to continue through to her
MD/PhD. In March 2010 Nina interned
at the Orlando Oral and Facial Surgery;
in Mary 2011 she interned at the
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