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Ms Leah Liu
Hometown and State: Silver Spring, MD
Current/most recent university: Pennsylvania State University
Degree & Subject at Cambridge: PhD in Haematology
Profile:
I am a current undergraduate student from Silver Spring, Maryland studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Pennsylvania State University. I hope to pursue a Ph.D. in Haematology at the University of Cambridge in the laboratory of Dr. Bertie Gottgens, where I aspire to gain preparation for my ultimate career goal of leading my own group at a research and educational institution. My undergraduate honors thesis research focuses on organ development in the nematode worm C. elegans, and I have also conducted molecular biology and genetics research at the National Institutes of Health and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. I was named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar in 2007. In addition to research, I am also interested in education and public policy as they relate to science. At my university, I have pursued teaching and mentoring opportunities and have also been involved in the student government, Faculty Senate, and various administrative advisory committees.