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Michael Ongele is a junior at Howard University where he is
pursuing a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology. He is currently a
LSAMP scholar working in the
Howard University College of
Medicine. Upon graduation, Michael
plans on matriculating into medical
school where he will pursue a
MD/Ph.D. and looks forward to
becoming a critical care internist in the Washington, D.C.
area. Michael is a Summer Medical and Dental Education
Program (SMDEP) alumni of the Duke University where he
participated in a rigorous six-week summer program, which
exposed him to the field of medicine and provided him with
substantial clinical experience.
Kendall Williams, Mathematics. BS, 2005, Howard
University. Since entering the Ph.D. Program, Kendall
Williams has attended a numerous seminars
and conferences and has conducted the
following studies: Using Support Vector
Machines to classify microarray data; while
serving as an intern at the NSF, conducted a
study on the progress of Mathematics majors
being funded by the DOE; separating
Miliken-Taylor Systems at Howard University. Kendall
received his Ph.D. in 2010. He is currently Assistant Professor
of Mathematics at the United States Military Academy.
Jennifer L. Nash is currently a graduate Applied Mathematics
student at Howard University, Ph.D. Program. She was a
recipient of the WBHR-LSAMP
Fellowship in the Bridge to Doctorate
program. She has obtained Bachelor of
Sciences in Pure Mathematics at Central
State University in May of 2008. In the
summer of 2007, Ms. Nash participated
in the Alliance for Graduate Education
and the Professoriate summer program at
The University of Iowa.
Adana Llanos, Genetics. BS, 2004,
Howard University. Adana studied the
associations among plasma adiponectin,
leptin, folate, and IGF-I and age and
BMI in women undergoing reduction
mammoplasty. Adana has attended and
presented in a number of conferences
nationally. Adana received the Ph.D. in 2009. She is currently
a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University.
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April McLauchlin, Genetics. BS, 2003,
University of NC, Chapel Hill. April
took on a significant project involving
FoxP3 and CTLA-4 Expression in
Tumor and Natural Regulatory Cells as a Mechanism of
Prostate Tumor Escape and Progression. April was awarded
the Ph.D. in 2010 and is currently in medical school at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jocelyn Myers, Biology. BS, 2003,
Johnson C. Smith University. Jocelyn
Myers received a NIH- Bridging the
Career Gap for Underrepresented
Minority Scientist. This funding allowed
her to complete her Ph.D degree.
Jocelyn worked on cysteine protease activity in Schistosoma
mansoni. Due to her excellent research, she was invited to
become a member of Sigma Xi. She has presented her
research at several meetings (American Society for Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting, November 2007
Philadelphia PA; NSF- JAM June 2008 Washington DC.
Jocelyn received her Ph.D. in 2010 .
Sandra Dillahunt, received her Bachelor of Science in 2003
after completing her studies in
Microbiology at Winston Salem College.
Sandra is working on functional
characterization of human and mouse
sphingosine kinase I and 2 using short
hairpin RNA. She has completed all of
her necessary coursework for the Ph.D.
degree and should receive the Ph.D. in
May 2012.
Mellissa Fletcher, received her Bachelor of Science in 2004
after completing her studies in Chemisty
at Howard University. Mellissa’s research
is on the detection of benzopyrenedeoxyguanosine
adducts by matrix assisted
laserdesorptionionization time of flight
mass spectrometry. In addition to a major
publication, Mellissa has presented her
research locally and at national meetings. Mellissa received her
Ph.D. degree in 2009.