Niveda Rao, Biochemistry Alumna - October 26, 2021
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Niveda Rao graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a minor in Pre-Health Professions from CSUF in May 2020. She was an eight-time Dean’s Scholar in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and completed the University Honors Program. While at CSUF, she had the privilege of being a President’s Scholar, Supplemental Instruction Leader, and member of multiple on-campus clubs. In addition to her on-campus involvements, she was a part of the COPE Health Scholars program for four years, where she interned and served on the leadership team at St. Mary Medical Center, in Long Beach. Niveda conducted medicinal biochemistry research in the Billingsley Lab Group for three years. In April 2019, her research on the synthesis of the PKC modulator (−)-Indolactam I was published in Tetrahedron journal. After graduating from CSUF, she continued to work as an Emergency Room Patient Care Technician at St. Jude Medical Center while applying to medical school. Niveda is currently a first-year medical student at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine!
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