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Sophie J. Holiday is a 2010 graduate from
South Carolina State University with a BS
degree in Radiochemistry. While enrolled
at SCSU, Sophie was granted various
opportunities, including research on
polymer identification and research on
radioisotope concentration measurements
in groundwater. Due to her academic
excellence at SCSU, Sophie was offered a
co-op in 2007 in the Office of Federal and State Materials
Environmental Management Programs (FSME), Radioactive
Materials Safety Branch. Sophie accepted full-time
employment in May 2010 as a health physicist working in the
same office.
Jasmine Oliver is a Summa Cum
Laude graduate of South Carolina
State University with BS degree
in Physics with Medical Physics
Option. Currently, Jasmine is
pursuing her Ph.D. in Applied
Physics with Medical Physics
Concentration at the University of
South Florida where she is funded by the Bridge to Doctorate
program. Jasmine conducted research under Dr. Zheng Chang
at SCSU. Jasmine research experiences also include worked
under Dr. Yasumasa Takano at the University of Florida with
extended research at the National High Magnetic Field Lab in
Tallahassee, Florida.
CoDanielle Green is a Senior Biology
major at South Carolina State
University. CoDanielle’s research
experiences include the Medical
University of South Carolina’s
Hollings Cancer Center and the United
States Department of Agriculture
Russell Research Center. She is the
co-author of the manuscript entitled
ABCA2 transporter deficiency reduces
incidence of TRAMP prostate tumor metastasis and cellular
chemotactic migration. She also has another publication on
the way! With the experiences provided through SCAMP,
CoDanielle feels very prepared to pursue her dual MD/MPH
degree.
Uchechi Egbuhuzo, is a
graduate of South Carolina State
University with a BS degree is
Biology. While at SC State she
served as Miss South Carolina
State University. She is
currently pursing a Masters
Degree in Biomedical Science at
the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey where
she also works as a graduate assistant in the UMDNJ
Community Outreach Office. Uchechi’s undergraduate
research internship at the University of Louisville broadened
her horizon in the area of research. She now conducts research
at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey .
Kára Deidra McCullough is a Junior
majoring in Chemistry with
concentrations in Radiochemistry at
South Carolina State University. She
interned in an Organic Chemistry lab at
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC, during the summer of
2011. She received an award of
excellent participation and had a pending publication with her
mentor. She has presented two posters at the Nation Health
Physics Society meeting in West Palm, Beach, FL, and the
other at NC State. Her post undergraduate plans are to pursue
a degree in Nuclear Pharmacy at MUSC.
Denita Williams received a bachelor’s
in biology from South Carolina State
University in 2002. She continued her
educational career as a student at the
University of Georgia where she
received both her master’s and doctoral
degrees in toxicology. During her
tenure at the University of Georgia,
Denita published 8 peer reviewed
articles; of which she served as primary author of three. To
date, Denita’s graduate research has been recognized through
awards at national, regional, and local scientific conferences.
Currently Denita is an Oakridge Institute for Science and
Education (ORISE) Fellow with the Environmental Health
Services Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Danzell Smith is a sophomore Biology
major at South Carolina State University.
He participated in the Summer Bridge
program in 2010 and successfully
completed it with a 4.0 GPA. He is a
member of the South Carolina State
Honors College. This summer he
completed an internship at MUSC in the
Summer Undergraduate Research
program working with Paget’s Disease of Bone. His postundergrad
goals are to obtain a M.D. /Ph.D. in the fields of
geriatrics and gerontology. He was the student coordinator for
the 2011 South Carolina Academy of Science Annual Meeting
that was held on April 16 th .
Robin Moss is a Senior Biology Major
from Atlanta Georgia. She has received
various awards during her tenure at South
Carolina State University such as:
Freshman of the year 2008-2009,
Presidential Scholar Bronze Pin
Recipient 2008, 2009, and 2010. From
the age of 4 I knew that I wanted to study
biology in college. I have interned at
USDA-ARS Russell Research Center in
Athens Georgia working Under Dr. Nelson Cox and studying
Poultry Microbiology. Upon Graduation from South Carolina
State University on May 4, 2012 I plan to attend Gumpton
Jones School of Mortuary Science in Atlanta Georgia.
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