Makenna Aitken is a junior at the University of Arizona studying Biomedical Engineering. She is currently working in Dr. Jennifer Barton’s tissue optics lab where she studies ovarian cancer. She also serves coffee at Dutch Brothers! After graduation, Makenna plans to get her master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering through the university’s accelerated program. In Makenna’s spare time she loves to cook and play with her pitbull, Rocket. Makenna’s favorite place to vacation is anywhere in California, particularly Disneyland. She has been going there since she was 4-years-old and holds it near and dear to her heart.


Florian Hafner is a student in linguistics and speech & hearing, graduating with his Ph.D. in May 2022. While he has done research on...
Alex Alvarez is an MD/PhD Candidate at the University of Arizona. While Alex hails from Albuquerque, NM, he now calls Tucson home having completed...
The 31st Annual Undergraduate Biology Research Program Conference will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10:00am to 3:00pm in the Environment and...