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Career Goals:
In the passing years, my interest in people, health, medicine, and diabetes has grown. I am dedicated to becoming a doctor and researching diabetes, to assist in finding a cure, to the fullest. Obtaining a M D./Ph.D. in medicine and/or diabetic research will help me answer basic science questions in clinical findings, and apply laboratory techniques to understand the pathophysiology of human disease. Such a degree will also enable me to take findings from the bench back to the clinic and bedside. This in mind, I am pursing this dual degree.
Research Experience:
- Lab intern - Kansas State University.
- Lab intern - University of North Texas Health and Science Center.
Mentors:
- Dr. Marianna Jung, at The University of North Texas Health and Science Center (UNTHSC).
- Dr. Ruth Welti at Kansas State University.
- Dr. Richard Jeannotte at Kansas State University.
Scholarships:
- Langston Integrated Network College.
Conferences:
- Kansas State's 13th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program.
- 64th Annual Meeting of BKX/NIS.
- Oklahoma research day.
- Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (OK-LSAMP STEM).
- 12th Annual Research Symposium.
- Summer Minority Advanced Research Training (SMART).
Organizations and Clubs:
- Math tutor.
- Biology tutor.
- Beta Kappa Chi National Honor Society Member.
- Beta Kappa Chi, Secretary.
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
- Langston University Ambassador.
- Academic chair – Langston University Student Government Association.
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Brittanie Atkinson