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Benedette Adewale
Chemistry at City College of New York. Her
interest in chemistry is deeply rooted in a
love of science that is, reading scientific
journals and participating in research work.
She received a Bachelors of Science from
the College of Staten Island, City University
of New York (CUNY) 2009. As an undergraduate
student, Benedette worked with Professor Michal
Kruk, a faculty member at the College of Staten Island (CSI).
Her main research project focused on studying the Synthesis
and Characterization of large pore silica.
Francoise Sidime - During my undergraduate years I was
fortunate to come across a new mentor,
Dr. Raja who specialized in the
fields of Polymer Chemistry and
Nanotechnology. In order to receive
extra training and be part of a research
community, I joined the Louis Stokes
Alliance for Minority Participation
(LSAMP) while working under the
supervision of this mentor. Under his mentorship, I gained
experience in the laboratory, presented at numerous conferences,
won several awards and published a paper in the Tetrahedron
Journals.
Lina Cordero - was born and raised in Ecuador, South America.
Before finishing her third year
of college towards a computer engineering
degree, Lina decided to
move to the United States to continue
her studies. To be enrolled
and obtain a degree at LaGuardia
Community College in the computer
science program was her initial step to accomplish career
goals. Later, Lina transferred to The City College of New
York where she obtained a Bache
Charlie Corredor - was born in Riverside, California. He
then migrated to South America
with his family and completed his
elementary and high school education.
After completing high school
in 2003, Charlie decided to return
to America in search of an improved
quality of life. He knew the
only way to attain his dreams would be by obtaining a higher
education, and he later enrolled at The City College of New
York (CCNY) within the City University of New York.
Wainwright Joseph - was born and lived most of his life in
Georgetown Guyana. In 2000, he migrated
to New York City with his seven siblings.
Wain rents strongly encouraged
them to go to school, so he entered
college in 2001. He originally
planned on majoring in physics or electrical
engineering; however, during an elective
course on introduction to proofs
Wainwright decided that he was most
interested in mathematics and switched majors. His studies
and interest in mathematics have led him to do volunteer work
with high school students in New York City.
Abdelhamid Jnane - My education in the United States began
at The City College of New York, where I
received a bachelor of science in biomedical
engineering, graduating at the top of
my class. In 2009, I started my master
degree in biomedical engineering with a
research thesis to investigate apoptosis
pathways for anti-drug cancer therapies.
During my college studies, I am proud to have kept pace with
both my regular course schedules as well as participate in extra
academic activities.
Eric Rios-Doria - I am an undergraduate at CUNY-College of
Staten Island. I am currently a senior
about to receive my B.S. degree in
Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics
and Biology. Throughout my
undergraduate career I have always
taken advanced science courses to
expand my scientific thinking. Performing
chemistry research for 2 years has developed critical
skills necessary for a scientist. I have also been involved with
campus activities by being affiliated with the Pre-medical society
and Mathematics Club. Additionally, I am the president
of the American Chemical Society Student Chapter, which I
have been working on for over a year.
Ronald Fikes - Originally from Ohio, I moved to New York
City to pursue a career in the
fashion industry. After 10 years
working for companies such as
Gucci, Robert Clagerie and Gianni
Versace, I decided to become
involved in issues faced by people
living with HIV/AIDS. While
working as a caseworker I made
the decision to continue my education
and enrolled at City College
of New York.
Jermaine Lawson - migrated from Jamaica, where the socioeconomic
conditions provided a
bleak future for high school graduates.
Driven by the need to attain
a better education, Jermaine applied
to City University of New
York (CUNY) in his senior year of
high school in Jamaica. To his
amazement, he was accepted by
City College of New York. Jermaine was undecided about his
future until he became a member of the Dominican Republic
Project (DRP) directed by Dr. Ross Nehm. This project involved
the study mollusk species biodiversity and life habits
during the Pliocene era of the binding protein frequenin interaction
with guanine nucleotide exchange factor ric-8a.
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