Leah (Leh-ah), '24, is an international student at St. Lawrence University. Her major is Chemistry and she is also interested in sociology with the aim of pursuing medicine and research in future. During her freshman year, she did toxicology research and moved to organic synthesis research during Summer 2022. With the lab skills she gained in her freshman year, she was fully equiped for her summer research; synthesis of proflavine derivatives. Her specific research interest is cancer drug synthesis with the aim of venturing into pharmaceutical drug synthesis and cancer medicine later in life. Leah is also interested in public health research which focuses on educating youths (13-22 years) in her village (Kaibei) on topics like sex, relationship, early pregnancy, STI’s, drug and drug abuse, and the importance of education.
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