RISE Participants
M’Kayla Alston
M’Kayla Alston
M’Kayla Alston
Entering Classification: Junior in 2016
Major: Biology, Chemistry Minor
Mentor: Dr. C. Kantor, Assistant Professor of Geography
Research: Lactose Intolerance and Bone Health in African Americans
Career Plans: PhD in Physical Therapy
Community Service and Campus Organizations:
Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College, P.U.L.S.E Dance Company
Tiare Brown
Tiare Brown
Entering Classification: Junior in 2016
Major: Biology, Chemistry Minor
Mentor: Dr. Jianguo Chen, Professor of Biology
Research: Selecting Cell Lines for SNP Human Identification Assay Development
Career Plans: MD/PhD
Community Service and Campus Organizations: Peer Mentor
Mikayla Brown
Entering Classification: Junior
Major/Minor: Biology , Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Swinton
Research: Polymorphic Behavior of Nicotine of AA AND Caucasians
Career Plans: Dentistry
Taaliah Campbell
Taaliah Campbell
Entering Classification: Junior in 2016
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Mihail Kantor
Research: Reasons for Cancer drawbacks in particular cancer research
Career Plans: MD/PHD
External Research/Clinical Experiences: The Medical University of South Carolina
Community Service and Campus Organizations: American Chemical Society and Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students
James Shaquille Carraway
James Shaquille Carraway
Entering Classification: Junior in 2016
Major: Biology, Chemistry Minor
Mentor: Dr. Randall Harris, Assistant Professor of Biology
Research Identification of Serratia marcescens Genes needed for Polymyxin B Resistance
External Research/Clinical Experiences: MedEx Academy in Greenville, SC
Career Plans: MD/PhD
Community Service, Campus Organizations: Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College; M.O.V.E.R.S (Men of Valor Emphasizing Respect and Service
Tyrek Commander
Tyrek Commander
Entering Classification: Senior in 2016
Major: Biology, Chemistry Minor
Mentor: Dr. Charlie Holman, Associate Professor of Biology & Mathematics
Research: Antibiotic Resistance in MRSA
Career Plans: MD/PhD in Infectious Diseases
Community Service and Campus Organizations:
Tutor at Orange burg Boys and Girls Clubs and Orangeburg Area Development Center
Tanesha Donaldson
Entering Classification: Junior in 2017
Major: Biology, Chemistry Minor
Mentor: Dr. G. McCutcheon
Research: Identification of the West Nile Virus by Mosquitoes in South Carolina
Career Plans: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Community Service: Tutoring Peers, Volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club in Orangeburg, SC, Volunteer at Brian’s Residential Care in Orangeburg, SC.
Campus Organizations: Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College, Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS), The National Society of Leadership and Success.
SaDazia C. Driffin
Entering Classification: Junior in 2017
Mentor: Dr.Harris
Research: none
Career Plans: PhD
Community Service: Boys & Girls club, Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Hopewell Adult Day Care
Campus Organizations: Minority Association of Premedical students, NAACP, Triumph over Tragedy mentor, Low County Youth Enhancement Program mentor, and The national society of leadership and success
Ashleigh Farmer
Ashleigh Farmer Entering Classification: Junior 2017 Major: Biology, Chemistry Minor Mentor: Dr. Tantiana Burns
External Research/Clinical Experiences: Exploration of Lizard Malaria, University of Puerto Rico, Planning stage on the exploration of chemical prevalence over time, Claflin University.
Community Service and Campus Organizations: Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College, MAPS Secretary, Minority Association of Pre-med Students, Ernest Just Science Club.
Malik Hayes
Malik Hayes
Entering Classification: Junior in 2016
Major: Computer Science
Mentor:
Research: Cyber Defender
External Research/Clinical Experiences:
Career Plans: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA
Community Service and Campus organizations:
Pre-Alumni Council, National Society of Leadership and Success, Claflin’s NSBE chapter Programs Chair.
Tyrell Xavier Jamison
Tyrell Xavier Jamison
Entering Classification: Junior in 2016
Major: Biology, Chemistry Minor
Mentor: Dr. Randall Harris, Assistant Professor of Biology
Research: Identification of Serratia marcescens Genes needed for Polymyxin B Resistance
External Research/Clinical Experiences: Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, University of South Carolina
Career Plans: Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, MD/PhD
Community Service and Campus Organizations:
Community Service, Campus Organizations: Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College; MAPS; Student Ambassador
Taylor Janell Willis
Entering Classification: Junior in 2017
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Anisah Bagasra, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Claflin University
Research: Mistrust in Health Care Providers in rural African-American communities
Career Plans: PhD
Community Service, Campus Organizations: Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College, Treasurer of American Chemical Society, Claflin University Jazz Ensemble, Tour Guide, Bootstraps Mentoring Program, Orangeburg Wesley Foundation