Eighth Cohort
Brittany Boribong
Hometown: Scranton, OH
Undergrad & Major: University of Scranton, BS in Biomath
Lab Name & Department: Rotations, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (GBCB)
IMSD Advisor: Dr. Martha Ann Bell
Current Status: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital
Derek Burns
Undergrad & Major: West Virginia, BS
Lab Name & Department: Rotations, Biochemistry
Current Status: Statistician in Enterprise Research at State Farm
Edgar Macal
Hometown: Albertville, AL
Undergrad & Major: Alabama State University, BS
Lab Name & Department: Rotations, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health (TBMH)
Current Status: Research Specialist at University of Virginia
Diana Novo
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Undergrad & Major: Florida International University, Chemistry
Lab Name & Department: Rotations, Chemistry
Current Status: Chemistry Student at Virginia Tech Graduate School
Michelle Pasier
Hometown: Blacksburg, VA
Undergrad & Major: Roanoke College, BS in Biochemistry
Lab Name & Department: Rotations, Biochemistry (TBMH)
Current Status: Masters of Science in Life Sciences Program at Virginia Tech
Kendra Bufkin
Hometown: Florence, SC
Undergrad & Major: Winthrop University, BS
Lab Name & Department: Rotations, Biochemistry
Trevin Glasgow
Hometown: Smyrna, TN
Undergrad & Major: University of Pennsylvania, BS in Psychology, Minor in Statistics
Lab Name & Department: Rotations, Psychology
Current Status: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University
Jasmine Hayes
Undergrad & Major: Virginia Tech, BS in Biochemistry
Lab Name & Department: Matt Hulver’s Lab Human Nutrition Food and Exercise (HNFE)