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Dinari A. Harris, Ph.D. earned his
B.S. cum laude in Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology with a minor in
Psychology from the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County in 1999.
He received the United Negro College
Fund Merck Graduate Science
Research Dissertation Fellowship for
2002-2003. He completed his Ph.D.
program at the University of Michigan
in 2004. He received the prestigious honor of being named a
Damon Runyon Cancer Researcher, and he conducted
postdoctoral research in the Carthew Lab in the Department of
Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University. Currently,
he is a researcher at the National Institutes of Health in
Bethesda, MD.
Belinda R. Hauser earned her B.S. in
Biology from the University of
Maryland Eastern Shore. She
presented a poster at the meeting of the
American Association for Cancer
Research in 2008. She was awarded a
2006-08 LSAMP Bridge to Doctorate
Fellowship at Howard University. She
is a graduate teaching assistant for
General Biology. Her current research focuses on DNA
Alteration in tumorigenesis and its related biomarkers in head
and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). She has
completed her M.S., and she currently is completing her Ph.D.
program in Genetics and Human Genetics at Howard
University.
Brian D. Hayes earned his B.S. in
Computer Engineering from the
University of Maryland, College Park
(UMD) in 2007. While at UMD, he
participated in the LSAMP Summer
Bridge Program, and conducted and
presented research as part of the
LSAMP Undergraduate Research
Program. He also mentored and tutored undergraduate
students as a part of other LSAMP programs. On a GEM
Fellowship, he earned his M.S. from Georgia Tech in
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in 2009.
Currently, he is a graduate research assistant at Georgia Tech
working on his Ph.D. in ECE where his focus is on parallel
multi-core simulation techniques. His work has led to
publications, presentations and other fellowships.
Michael J. Hudson, M.D. earned his B.S.
cum laude in Biological Sciences with a minor
in Emergency Health Services from the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County in
2003. He completed his M.D. program at the
University of Virginia in 2007.
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Bryan Henderson earned his B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Maryland, College Park
(UMD) in 2009 and his M.S. in
Product Development Engineering
from the University of Southern
California in 2010. While at UMD, he
was passionate about helping other
students to develop both academically and professionally. He
served in numerous leadership positions in the National
Society of Black Engineers. After interning multiple summers
with Hewlett-Packard, he was able to combine his passion for
technology, leadership, and helping others by starting a career
in technology consulting with Accenture in Los Angeles, CA.
Xavier Henry earned his B.S. in Aviation
Science, Professional Pilot concentration
from the University of Maryland Eastern
Shore (UMES), and he earned his Private
Pilot License in 2005. He completed his
M.S. program in Natural Resource
Management at UMES in 2011, and his
thesis is titled Remote Sensing Technology
to Improve the Agriculture and Reduce
Negative Impacts. He has presented at numerous conferences.
In 2011, he earned 1 st place in Sustainable Agriculture
Systems, 16 th Symposium for the Association of Research
Directors. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student in Food Science
and Technology at UMES, and he is a research/teaching
assistant in the Department of Engineering & Aviation
Science and Natural Sciences. His research focus is bioenergy
and how algae can create a new type of biofuel.
Cimona V. Hinton, Ph.D. earned her
B.S. in Chemistry from the University
of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2000.
She completed her Ph.D. program in
Biomedical Sciences-Biochemistry at
Meharry Medical College in 2005.
She received both the Meharry
Medical College Dean’s Award for
Scientific Development and the American Association for
Cancer Research (AACR) Minority Scholar in Cancer
Research Award. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship
in Experimental and Cancer Biology at the Harvard Medical
School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2008. She is
an American Association for Cancer Research 2010 Minority-
Serving Institution Faculty Scholar. Currently, she is an
Assistant Professor at the Center for Cancer Research and
Therapeutic Development in the Department of Biological
Sciences at Clark Atlanta University.
Jessandra F. Hough earned her B.S. cum
laude in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County in
2011. She is currently enrolled in a Ph.D.
program at the University of Michigan.