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Zeus Allen O. De los Santos is pursuing a Bachelor of Science
in Chemistry degree at Georgia State University. Mr. De los
Santos is classified as a junior and was a
recipient of the Molecular Basis of Disease
Summer Research Scholarship for the
Summer of 2011. He is conducting research
in Dr. Binghe Wang's group with Dr.
Bowen Ke, primarily focusing on the
chemistry of boronic acid and its use as a
chemosensor. He also serves as a teaching/laboratory assistant
in the Department of Chemistry, teaching tutorials in Nursing
chemistry and General Chemistry. His goal is to advance cancer
research.
Charisma D. Edwards is currently a doctoral student in
Electrical Engineering at Louisiana State University in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Her research is in digital
signal processing with a focus in neurological
signal classification. This research inspired
during her work in neuroimaging at Emory
University in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Edwards
has gained recognition as a leader of the Black
Graduate and Professional Student Association
at LSU and was recently nominated for Graduate Student
Leader of the Year. She earned her B.S. in Engineering from
Clark Atlanta University in 2004 and her M.S. in Electrical
Engineering from LSU in 2007. Ms. Edwards expects to receive
her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in December 2011.
Knatoki Ford, Ph.D. earned her terminal degree in
Experimental Pathology from Harvard University in 2011.
Originally from Akron, OH, Dr. Ford
graduated Summa Cum Laude Honors from
Clark Atlanta University in 2004, with a
B.S./M.S. in Chemistry. Dr. Ford has served
as a mentor for SHURP (Summer Honors
Undergraduate Research Program) and was
the President of the Minority Biomedical
Scientists of Harvard (MBSH). She will
complete a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Jack
Lawler at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical center. Dr. Ford has
combined her science education and her mentoring skills to
challenge and encourage students, letting them know that they
can do it also.
Keana Graves is a senior chemistry major at Clark Atlanta
University. Ms. Graves has conducted research at the University
of Alabama during the summers of 2010 and
2011 as part of their Research Experience for
Undergraduates Program. She is able to
continue that research under the direction of
Dr. Bu at her home institution. Ms. Graves
has presented and won first place awards at
LSAMP and other national conferences. Ms.
Graves selected chemistry as her major not only because it
comes natural to her but also because she realized that through
research she can change the world. As a member of the
Chemistry Club, Ms. Graves led experiments to stimulate
interest in the sciences such as creating ice cream from liquid
nitrogen and participated in Collegiate Shadow Days with
Middle School students.
Darius J. Devin is a junior undergraduate student at Georgia State
University, majoring in Biological Studies with a minor in Chemistry.
Since September 2010, he has been volunteering in
Dr. Zehava Eichenbaum’s Streptococcus Pyogenes
research lab, assisting with lab maintenance and
protein purification. He is expecting to graduate in
December 2013 and plans to pursue a Ph.D. at the
University of Chicago in microbial genetics. Mr.
Devin knew in the 9 th grade that he wanted to
pursue a career in STEM. He says, “Once I started getting a feel for it
[science], I knew that’s what I wanted to do.”
Keyada B. Frye is a junior pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree in
Biology from Georgia State University. During the summer of 2011
she studied biofilms in the microbiology lab at
GSU. She is also a Thomas Netzel scholar and a
Ronald E. McNair Scholar. She worked for the
Bio-Bus program in her sophomore year. She
presented her research poster at the GSU
Undergraudate Research Conference (2010), the
19th Annual McNair Scholars Research
Conference (2011) and the GA LSAMP Symposium.
Naja Foushee’ is currently employed at Thomas Jefferson University
(Philadelphia, PA) as a Clinical Research Coordinator II. She is
working on a study titled: “Impact of Adipokines
and Insulin Resistance on Progress of
Hypertension.” Ms. Foushee’ earned her Bachelor
of Science in Biology from Clark Atlanta University
in May 2003 and completed her Master’s degree in
Forensic Science with a concentration in Molecular
Biology from Drexel University’s College of
Medicine. “My undergraduate research prepared me for my career.”
Rochester Gray is a senior Chemistry major at Clark Atlanta
University, who has conducted notable summer research at the United
States Naval Research Laboratories in Washington,
D.C. for two consecutive years, 2010 and 2011. Mr.
Gray has presented his research at various
conferences including SERMACS, ABCRMS, and
LSAMP and the GA LSAMP Symposia. He is also
involved with the Chemistry Club at CAU and tutors
underclassmen as well as his peers in math. Mr.
Gray switched his major from psychology to chemistry in his
sophomore year after out-shining the biology and physics majors in his
chemistry class. He plans to pursue the Ph.D. in Organometallic
Chemistry or Biochemistry. “LSAMP help me become a better
scientist by allowing me to participate in more research symposia
where I can network.”
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