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Abasi Bomani is a Junior Biology major, Chemistry minor at
Howard University. Abasi realized the
LSAMP program was fitting for him
when his, now mentor, Dr. Galina
Talanova explained the focus on her
research project, which involves the
measurement and potential extraction of
heavy metal ions out of water. Abasi will
be graduating with his Bachelor’s of Science in May 2013.
Kelly Boone is a senior Biology major
and Chemistry minor at the Howard
University. She is a member of the Beta
Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society, the
Thomas B. Smith Biological Society,
and the National Institute of Science.
Ms. Boone interned at the Walter Reed
Institute of Research for a summer. As a
participant in the LSAMP program, she is currently working
with the species Leishmania donovani and Taenia solium.
After receiving her Bachelor in Science this school year, she
anticipates attending graduate school to obtain her Ph.D. in
Biomedical Research, focusing on virology and immunology.
Dr. Renee Lucille Forde is a Quality
Assurance Auditor at Gene Logic where she
is dedicated to improving quality systems that
impact genomics service operations within
the company. She is a proud graduate of
Bennett College for Women where she
received her B.S., and Howard University
where she obtained her PhD. Renee’s
graduate research identified the tissue specific-requirement of
antioxidant superoxide dismutase 2, and its role in reversing
age-related phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster.
Chinedu Okpala is a Junior Mathematics
major, Chemistry minor from Brooklyn,
NY. He has been a participant in the
WBHR LSAMP program since his
sophomore year, performing research in the
inorganic chemistry division. He realized
STEM research was for him after sparking
an interest in the discipline while enrolled
in a general chemistry course. He plans on attending medical
school after graduation.
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Uzoma C. Ukaoma is an electrical/Computer Engineering
major at Howard University. The
LSAMP program has allowed him to be
exposed to landmark innovations in gas
chromatography, photonics, radiotelephony,
and fiber optics, to name only a few
areas. In addition, he has interned at
Silorsky Aircraft in 2010 and at the Naval Air System
Command in 2011. After the B.S. degree in 2013, he plans to
work a few years in the field of electrical engineering and then
to return to school to work on his Ph.D.
Jazzmine Miller is a Bachelor of Science student in Biology
at Howard University with aspirations to
attend pharmacy school continuing her
education. While attending Howard
University, participated in the LSAMP
research program, as well as the COR
research program. Ms. Miller has
maintained a 3.35 GPA during her entire
undergraduate. She has had the
opportunity to participate in different volunteer opportunities
benefiting various issues on health. Jazzmine has proven to be
a major asset to her community as well as a true advocate of
health education.
Dr Marianne Siewe is currently a
faculty member at Howard University
College of Dentistry in the Department of
Orthodontics and Dentofacial
Orthopedics. As a graduate student, she
conducted research on infectious
organisms. While in Dental school, she
participated in summer research programs at the University of
Maryland School of Dentistry (OCBS), Baltimore, MD.,
where she assisted in the studies of the amount of Alkaline
Phosphatase released by Osteoblastic cells as a result of
Prostate Cancer as well as studies of Zinc effect on Prostate
Cancer Cells in vitro.
Kenneth Boyd, Jr. is a Howard
University junior student pursuing a B.S
in biology. As an HCOP (Health Careers
Opportunities Program) participant, Med-
Dent Start Program attendee, and UPPER
(University Partners in Progressive
Emergency Research) research fellow at
the Howard University Hospital, he
discovered the WBHR-LSAMP program was for him when a
professor referred the opportunity as Kenneth expressed his
zeal for outside-of-the-classroom learning, he is exploring
analytical chemistry with a focus on the synthesis and
catalysis of inorganic compounds. He plans to obtain a
PhD/DDS.