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Dr. Eba Ongele, who currently serves as a science educator
for Prince George’s County Public School
system and as an adjunct faculty at Prince
George’s Community College, received her
Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Biology
from Howard University in 1993 and 2000,
respectively. Dr. Ongele served as a postdoctoral
research fellow at the University of Maryland College
of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and as a public health
laboratory specialist for the Association of Public Health
Laboratories in Washington, DC.
Damien D. Myers is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State
University where he received a B.S. in
biology with a concentration in biomedical
sciences and a B.A. in chemistry in 2007.
He began Howard as a Louis Stokes
Alliance for Minority Participation
(LSAMP) Fellow in 2008 and is currently
an Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
(AGEP) Fellow. In addition, he is a member of to the
scientific fraternity Sigma Xi and is currently conducting
sickle cell research at Howard University School of Medicine
and is expected to graduate May 2013.
Chinyere Adaora Knight is originally from Detroit, MI, and
is a doctoral student in the department of
Microbiology at Howard University. Ms.
Knight’s dissertation research involves
investigating the biological and chemical
properties of a novel strain of Bacillus with
antifungal potential. Ms. Knight earned
undergraduate degrees in chemistry and
anthropology from Howard University in
2006. Ms. Knight was an investigator with the Louis Stokes
Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and the Howard
University Science Engineering and Math (HUSEM)
programs. Ms. Knight was a recipient of a Bridge to Doctorate
Scholarship in 2008 to begin her graduate studies. She was
inducted into Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society in 2009.
Bertina Cox, Chemistry. B.S., 2007, Winston Salem State
University. Bertina received a NIH- Bridging
the Career Gap for Underrepresented Minority
Scientist. This funding will allow her to
complete her Doctoral degree. Bertina is a third
year student; she is currently enrolled in classes
required for completion of her PhD in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Due to
her academic accomplishments, she was invited to become a
member of Sigma Xi. Bertina plans to receive her Ph.D in May
2014.
Helene Nguewou-Hyousse earned a BS
in Electrical Engineering from Morgan
State University (MSU) in December
2006 Summa Cum Laude and a MSE in
Bioinformatics from MSU in December
2010. Helene was a recipient of the MSU
Graduate School Fellowship while
completing her Master degree courses.
Currently, she is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at
Johns Hopkins University, where she accepted the MSU
Fellowship. Her area of interest lies in Neuromorphic
Engineering.
Steven Garcia is a senior industrial engineering major at
Morgan State University. He is the recipient
of the SEM Financial Award for fall, 2011.
He was awarded 1st place at the 18th
Annual Undergraduate Research
Symposium at MSU in April, 2011. In
November of 2010, he won 2nd place in the
2010 Boeing Company Business Case
Competition Final at Morgan State
University. He also received the SEM Financial Award for
spring, 2011. He was a participant in the 2011 SEM Summer
Research Program, authored a technical paper titled
“Comparative Study: Energy Efficient Underfloor Air
Distribution Systems vs. Conventional Air Distribution
Systems” and presented at the 2011 SEM Summer Research
Symposium at Morgan State University.
Suzanne Grey is a Doctor of Dental Surgery/ Masters of
Public Health candidate of 2013 at the University of Maryland
Dental School. She received her Bachelor’s of
Science in Civil Engineering from Morgan State
in 2006. She was the first student to enter the
combined degree DDS/MPH degree funded
through the National Institute of Health. Her
efforts at the local level, lead to an election as
National Vice President for the SNDA for the
2010-2011 academic year. In addition, Suzanne is in the in
the process of publishing her research paper on her findings
from her master’s thesis.
Donald Phillips is a Civil Engineer. He earned his Bachelor’s
Degree at Morgan State University. While
at Morgan, Donald had a cumulative GPA
of 3.384. He realized in High School that
STEM was for him, he always gravitated
towards Science and Math and had an
evident dislike of English. However, he
loved doing presentations With some
encouragement and support from some high school teachers, it
wasn’t long before he found himself at Morgan State
University in the Summer of 2007 in the PACE Program. He
is a Structural Engineer for Wallace, Montgomery, &
Associates, LLP and a graduate student at Johns Hopkins
University. One day, he aspires to become a professor at his
alma mater.
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