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LaTayia Aaron is a junior majoring in Biology at Clark Atlanta
University. Ms. Aaron chose Biology as a major because she
has a “deep love for science.” During the
summer of 2011 Ms. Aaron participated in
the Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research
Program at the University of Nebraska
Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Her
contributions enhanced the research on
prostate cancer. She is elated about the
hands-on experience she received and said, “it was challenging
but I learned a lot.” Ms. Aaron said that she is grateful for being
a part of LSAMP; it helped her to be prepared for the Nebraska
experience.
Shawntaye Adams is working as an assistant professor at Delta
College in Michigan. A 2005 graduate of Clark Atlanta
University, Ms. Adams earned her Bachelor’s
and Master’s degrees in Mathematics. While
at Clark Atlanta she was a PRISM D and
LSAMP scholar. As an undergraduate, Ms.
Adams tutored her peers and attempted to
instill her enthusiasm for math in them. Her
experience as a tutor led to her interest in
teaching. She is impacting the lives of college
students every day as an assistant mathematics professor. “I love
relating mathematics to everyday concepts; and having my
students ‘get it.’”
Ava Blake attended Georgia State University as a National
Merit Scholar in 2005. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in
Chemistry with a minor in Spanish in 2008,
graduating magna cum laude. As an
undergraduate student she participated in the
LSAMP program and studied under the
instruction of Dr. Lucjan Strekowski. Ms.
Blake studied the development of compounds
demonstrating activity on the serotonin
receptor. Ms. Blake earned a Master’s Degree in Mathematics
in 2010 from GSU. Presently, she seeks to obtain her juris
doctorate from GSU’s College of Law, and ultimately hopes to
establish a legal career in patent law. She is currently an
intellectual property graduate research assistant in the
University’s Office of Legal Affairs.
Georgia
Georgia LSAMP
Atlanta Metropolitan College * Clark Atlanta University * Georgia State University
Morehouse College * Paine College
Sajjad Abdullateef is a Commissioned Officer with the U.S. Air
Force. He graduated from Morehouse College in
2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. In
addition to serving in the Air Force, Lt. Abdullateef
is seeking his Master’s degree in Mathematics.
Math is his motivation. “I approach research like a
mathematical equation, searching for the solution.”
Alicia M. Bibbs completed her B.S. in Biology at Clark Atlanta
University in December 2008. Ms. Bibbs received a National
Teaching Fellowship at Citizen Schools in
Albuquerque, NM, then transferred to Houston,
TX from 2010-2011. She completed her Master’s
of Education in Out of School: Curriculum and
Instructional, Leadership and Community
Involvement at Lesley University in May 2011. In
June of 2011 Ms. Bibbs accepted a position as a
Research Data Coordinator with MD Anderson
Cancer Center in a Histology Research Laboratory. She is recognized
as the co-founder of the Sickle Cell Cure Foundation and continues to
advocate for the Foundation throughout the country. Her volunteer
research internship, with Dr. Robert Broyles with his cure for Sickle
Cell Anemia in 2006 at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation,
has been invaluable.
Deeyaa Blessing is an alumna of Georgia State University, where she
completed both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in
Chemistry with a concentration in biotechnology. In
the fall of 2011, Ms. Blessing entered the University
of Maryland’s Ph.D. program in Chemistry. As a
first year student, Ms. Blessing was awarded a
Dolphus E. Milligan Fellowship which also allowed
her to participate in a summer internship at the
National Institute of Standards and Technology. Ms.
Blessing is grateful for the opportunities that LSAMP provide her. She
participated in research and developed poster presentations to display
at conferences.
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