Graduate Student Association
2011 - 2012 Executive Board
Why UMBC? I heard Dr. Hrabowski give a speech while in undergrad, then visited the school and found that it is possible to do research in both the cancer and immunology fields together.
Program: Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Hometown: Mexico City
Previous Degree(s): Masters in Science
Why UMBC?: I collaborated with the actual PI during my masters and I wanted to keep working on the same questions his laboratory is interested in.
Post-UMBC Plans: I would like to do a Post-doc although I have not decided where.
Words I Live by: “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” - William Shakespeare
Program: Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Previous Degree(s): Masters in Science
Why UMBC?: I was interested in working with my current PI and UMBC’s biology program appealed to me.
Post-UMBC Plans: Post-doc in Biology.
Words I Live by: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind." - Dr. Seuss
Program: M.A. Intercultural Communication
Hometown: Zhengzhou, China
Previous Degree(s): B.A.
Why UMBC?: I am interested in the field of intercultural communication. UMBC is a perfect place to learn and practice in this field.
Post-UMBC Plans: Work as an international student advisor, or anything that is related to intercultural communication.
Words I Live by: “Know that the goodness in your life does not come to you from someone else. When you see this, you will be free." - Neale Donald Walsch
Program: M.S. Chemistry
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Previous Degrees: M.A. (Univ. Memphis), B.S, B.A. (Univ. Richmond)
Why UMBC?: The biochemistry and structural biology emphasis of the biochemistry faculty at UMBC is second to none. Working in Dr. Elsa Garcin’s lab has enabled me to continue my work at the interface between biology and chemistry and has furthered my knowledge of x-ray crystallography.
Post UMBC Plans: Once I finish my M.S. here, I intend to continue my education with doctoral studies that will allow me to work at the intersection of philosophy and science.
Words I live by: Although I aim to live by no one’s words but my own, I have been greatly influenced by the writing of two philosophers: Michel Foucault and Richard Rorty.