Our Stories 

Striving and Thriving in STEM highlights the stories of historically underrepresented students, faculty, and staff in STEM at VCU . Each week we will feature new stories to inspire us all.  

NEW profile this week

Carmen Camarena

Doctoral Student in Clinical and Translational Medicine with a focus on liver cancer

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Atuahene Adu-gyamfi

Biology/Pre-Med

Valerie Contreras

Pre-Clinical Sciences

Angela Gates

Professional Science, Minor in Chemistry

Henzee Machado

Biology/Pre-Med

Sania Pullen

Pre-Dental Hygiene

Emily Torres

HPEX Major, Health Sciences Concentration

Nixon Arauz

Doctoral Student, Social & Behavioral Sciences

Natalia Chavez

Dental Student

Wendy Clay

Medical Student

Dr. Daniel del-Valle Morales

Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Biology

Keli Doe

Medical Student

Dr. Eric Freeman

President & Physician in Chief at Old Dominion Pediatrics

Nicole Jimenez

Doctoral Student, Microbiology & Immunology and Reproductive Health

Sam Lewis

Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Aerospace Engineering

Michelle Lopez

Biology and Chemistry

Alexandra Marrero Quiñones

Doctoral Student, Human & Molecular Genetics, Myotonic Dystrophy

Chyann Mealy

Master of Public Health Student, Epidemiology

Manny Perez

Dental Student

Stacey Ruiz

Biology/Pre-Medicine

Camila Tirado

Psychology, Minor in Sociology

Elizabeth Torres

Psychology, Minors in Biology & Chemistry

Vanessa Vergara

Biology/Pre-Dentistry