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Norfolk State University.
Tyra Cooper completed her
Bachelor of Arts degree in
biology at Cheyney University in
2008. After her degree
completion, she worked in U.S.
Fishery and Wild Life.
Currently, Tara is working in
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
Bridget Parker graduated in
2009 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Biology from Cheyney
University. While an undergraduate
she attended summer
research program at Wistar
Institute. In 2009, she was
awarded a HBCU STEM
fellowship to enroll in a Master’s
program in Human Wellness and
Performance / Biology at the
University of Pittsburgh.
Nwakfor Ebelechukwu completed
a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Computer Science as the
valedictorian of the class of 2011
at Cheyney University. While he
was an undergraduate student, he
conducted research on an analysis
of BMI for untreated patients in a
primary care facility at Thomas
Jefferson University. He is now
enrolled in a Master’s program at
Ryan Willis was awarded Bachelor
degrees in both Chemistry and
Biology from Cheyney University.
He also received a certification in
nanotechnology from Pennsylvania
State University. Ryan has taught
Chemistry and Physics for the
Philadelphia School System and has
instructed a Physics course at
Cheyney University. He is currently
pursuing an advanced degree in Biochemistry while working
as an advisor and tutor at Cheyney University.
Shawn Baylor is a senior in
Biology at Cheyney University.
He is currently conducting
research in platelet adhesion on
titanium and polyurethane
biomaterials under sheer stress.
He was a recipient of a 3 rd place
Excellence award in the Life /
Biological category for his
research presentation at the 14 th
Annual Philadelphia AMP
Research Symposium and Mentoring Conference in 2011.
Pennsylvania.
Monica Effi is a sophomore
majoring in both Biology and
Chemistry at Cheyney University.
She is currently conducting
research on the response of
Camelina sativa to NaCl salinity.
Monica was a recipient of a 2 nd
place Excellence award in the
Life / Biological category for her
research presentation at the 14th
Annual Philadelphia AMP
Research Symposium and Mentoring
Conference in 2011.
Deylan Moore is a senior
majoring in Biology at Cheyney
University. Deylvan is conducting
research on the effects of
an IL-28 molecular adjuvant on
the immunegenicity of a Hepatitis
C DNA vaccine which is part of a
joint research collaboration between
Cheyney University, Drexel
University’s College of Medicine,
and the Department of
Pathology of the University of
Lennan Boyd is currently a senior at
Cheyney University majoring in
Biology. Lennan’s research focus is
in the testing of IL21 cytokine as an
adjuvant for a HIV-1 claude A/C
consensus-based envelope DNA
vaccine for use in South Africa. She
was a recipient of a 1 st
place
Excellence award in the Life /
Biological category for his research
presentation at the 14th Annual
Philadelphia AMP Research Symposium and Mentoring
Conference in 2011.
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