Trinity Women Earn Honors

Ten Trinity students traveled with Dr. Patrice Moss, Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Biochemistry, to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Undergraduate Research Symposium on October 20, 2018, to present their research. Two of the Trinity STEM scholars received honors for their poster presentations: Domonique Butler ’20, a biology major, (center right) placed first in Chemical Sciences for her presentation on “Chemical Analysis and Toxicity of VOC Emissions from Hair Care Products for African American Women”; and Samantha Lazo Contreras ’20, a biology major, (center left) placed second in Biological Sciences with her research, “Sox 17 Deficiency Decreases Cell Proliferation and Oligodendrocyte Development in the Postnatal White Matter.”

Both students were NASA Scholars, conducting summer research with support from a NASA grant. The following students also presented their undergraduate research projects, including several additional NASA Scholars: Teresita Hernandez Arriola ’19, chemistry, (NASA Scholar); Silvia Medina Balcazar ’19, biochemistry; Jessica Bonilla ’20, biology (NASA Scholar); Jade Bowman ’20, forensic science (NASA Scholar); Adriana Pino Delgado ’19, biology; Zakiyyah Jones ’20, biochemistry; Kelly Lee ’20, biology; and Cierra Wiggins ’20, forensic science (NASA Scholar).