PREP Scholar ’ s Passion for Understanding Body ’s Defenses

Charmaine N. Nganje, PREP scholar at Tufts University in Boston. Credit: Katherine Suarez. Charmaine N. Nganje Hometown: Montgomery Village, Maryland Influential book : The Harry Potter series (not exactly influential, but they’re my favorite) Favorite movie/TV show: The Pursuit of Happyness/The Flash Languages: English (and a bit of Patois) Unusual fact: I’m the biggest Philadelphia Eagles fan from Maryland that you’ll ever meet Hobbies: Off-peak traveling Q. Which NIGMS program are you involved with? A. The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)  at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University in Boston. Q. What got you interested in science? A. I’ve always loved science. I loved being outside and had a natural curiosity to understand how things worked in and around us. I went to and participated in every science fair I could. I know I probably annoyed my mom with all my questions. “Staining cells during lab almost felt like art class.” After a rough sophomore year in college, I was starting to think science wasn’t the route for me anymore. Luckily, I enrolled in a microbiology class the following year, which sparked my interest in research and my curiosity for science. This class was both fun and intellectually stimulating. Staining cells during lab almost felt like art class. After taking this course, I wanted to learn more about microbes, so I worked ...
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