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Jermaine Barker is double alumni of Howard University
with a Master’s of Science in
August 2011 specializing in
Molecular Genetics and a
Bachelor’s of Science in Biology in
May 2003. During his
undergraduate years from 2000 to
2003, Mr. Barker was involved in
numerous activities such as being a tutor coordinator for Hyde
leadership public charter school. He was actively involved in
tutoring and mentoring failing middle and high school
students improve grades and get prepared for college.
Ms Neiunna Jones is attending Howard University pursuing
her Ph.D. in Biology with an emphasis in
Microbiology. She has been a recipient of
the Teaching Assistantship award though
her tenure as a doctoral student. She is also
a member of the American Society of
Microbiology (ASM), Edward A. Bouchet
Graduate Honor Society, and an Associate
Member of the Howard University Chapter
of Sigma Xi. In addition to doctoral research she serves as a
mentor for undergraduate students in the Howard University
Science, Engineering, and Mathematics program (HUSEM)
funded by the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Eric Toran, who currently serves as an Associate
Professor and Associate Dean in the
School of Allied Health Sciences at
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee,
FL, received his master’s and doctorate
degrees in Biology from Howard
University in 1992 and 1996,
respectively. Prior to his faculty
appointment, Dr. Toran served as a
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University Of
Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, Nebraska). He is currently
responsible for the management and instruction of Gross
Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, and Pathophysiology.
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Herman W. W. Fennell II is currently a Ph.D. candidate at
Howard University. He will receive
his degree in 2012. He is conducting
research on Oryza sativa scaffold
protein Receptor for Activated C
Kinase 1 (RACK1) Mediated
Environmental Stress Signaling
Pathways. He has presented his
research internationally. Herman received his bachelor’s
degree in 1999 and master’s degree in 2003 from North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in
Animal Health Science. He is a member of the American
Society of Plant Biologist and Sigma Xi.
Dr. Noel Manyindo completed his B.S. degree at Howard
University in 2003. He later
completed his M.D. and MBA
degrees at Howard in 2007. He is
currently at Harvard working on his
MPH. This degree is expected in
2012. Dr. Manyindo’s research
interests are Health Disparities,
Major Depression, Diabetes, Obesity, and HIV Prevention.
His career interests are Primary Care Medicine, Communitylevel
Public Health Interventions, Social Medicine, and Global
Health & Academic Medicine.
Dr. Kareematulai Arogundade is currently a medical
resident in the field of Occupational
and Environmental Medicine at the
University of Texas Health Science
Center in Tyler Texas. She received
her B.S in Biology in 2001 from
Howard University, her M.D in 2006
at Howard University College of
Medicine and her M.S in Environmental science in 2011 from
Steven F. Austin University. She is a member of the American
College of Preventive Medicine, the American College of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa
scientific honor society and Beta Kappa chi scientific honor
society.