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Kenisha Webb was born in North County St. Louis, Missouri, where she participated in several summer science programs at the University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL). Webb received a scholarship to attend Lane College as a Power of Potential (POP) Scholar in Jackson, Tennessee, where she completed a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry and gained an interest in biomedical research. Webb received her M.S. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, studying the role of interleukin 7 (IL-7) in African Americans with diabetes. |
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Abraham Johnson is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, whose research centers on the effects of interleukin 4 (IL-4) on metabolic function. Johnson attended undergrad at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, where he majored in Life Sciences. After graduation, Johnson spent eight years as an armor officer in the United States Army, commanding the tactical employment of the M1 Abrams Tank Platoons. Upon completing his service, Johnson entered North Carolina Central University’s Biological and Biomedical Sciences program. Outside of the laboratory, Abraham spends time with his wife, who still serves as a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot, and two sons. |
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Ezekiel Wamble is a “military child” who was born in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and raised mainly in Smithfield, Virginia. Wamble is a Dozoretz National Institute for Mathematics and Applied Science (DNIMAS) Scholar. He obtained his B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. Wamble is currently in the Integrated Biosciences doctoral program. |
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Jordan Glover is an East Atlanta native who has always had a love for science. Glover graduated from Savannah State University, obtaining his Bachelor of Forensic Science with a concentration in Biology. From there, Glover began to study obesity in African Americans and developed a desire to increase diversity in the research community, especially via the inclusion of African American males. After graduating, Glover went to work at the University of South Carolina, where he studied the effects an obesogenic diet had on the innate immune response of Drosophila melanogaster. Jordan is currently in the Integrated Biosciences doctoral program. |
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Donia Kased is from New York City, New York, and Egypt. Kased has a B.S. and an M.S. in Biotechnology, and her interests are in STYK1 oncogene and ancestral variants. Kased is currently in the Integrated Biosciences doctoral program. |