Project: Metabolic Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients Infected by HIV via Perinatal Transmission Versus Horizontal Transmission
My experience as an InvestiGator has helped me grow and develop into a better team member, student, researcher, and learner. Through InvestiGators, my knowledge of HIV, metabolic syndrome and nutrition has increased exponentially and my very own eating habits have improved for the better. Furthermore, InvestiGators has really helped me determine my future career goals. Since picking up an individual project, I have learned that I really enjoy asking questions and finding solutions to things that have not yet been discovered. I have enjoyed it so much that I have decided to obtain my PharmD/PhD.
It was through persistence, determination and dedication that I received the total package of being a member of InvestiGators. If someone would have told me when I first applied for InvestiGators that my experience would have been so rewarding, I would have thought that they were fibbing. But my experience was better than ever. Being a member of the InvestiGator Research Honor Society has truly been a part of my life that I would not change. I have given necessary attributes needed to be an InvestiGator and it has given me much more. I do not consider InvestiGators as just another organization or club that I was part of-- it has become part of me.
Notable Roles: HIPPA/IRB Officer
Time on Team: 2 years
Current Location: Gainesville, Florida
