10/14/2015
I was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Northern Virginia. I attended the US Naval Academy and became a Marine officer and eventually a Marine helicopter pilot. During…
10/12/2015
Hello Everyone! My name is Jewel Llamas and I am very excited to be a part of the Generalist Scholars Program and UVA SOM! I was born in New Hartford,…
10/10/2015
My interest in medicine stems from a desire to address disparities in health care access and a passion for combining science and communication. Having grown up around the world as…
10/9/2015
I was born and raised in the Richmond, Virginia-area and attended UVA as an undergraduate student, which makes me a double-hoo! I majored in biology and minored in bioethics while…
10/8/2015
I am a lifelong Virginia resident who grew up in the southwestern part of the state. After spending my childhood and college years mostly in the New River Valley area,…
10/7/2015
I started as a high school intern at the Center for Prostate Disease Research, where I studied the effects of various mutated genes in cancer cell signaling pathways. This led…
10/6/2015
I was born in Japan, graduated from the University of Tokyo and worked in the Japanese Government. Then I studied public policy and international development at Harvard Kennedy School of Government…
10/5/2015
Up to this point I have been a lifelong resident of New Jersey. I have been fortunate enough to have been born in Jersey City, which is considered to be…
10/4/2015
My name is Sarah Dillon – I was born in Philadelphia but have lived in Richmond most of my life. I have 3 younger siblings and both of my parents…
