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Featured CHI Member:March 2011
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Noella Bigirimana |
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Major : Human Biology , Health and Society ; Minor: Global Health College : Human Ecology Class : 2012 Hometown : Kigali , Rwanda Noella is an international student from Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. Her future plans include taking a gap year to explore more research opportunities before going on to medical school. She is planning to pursue an MD/PHD dual degree that would facilitate a broader impact when she returns home. Both her parents are health care professionals. Her aspiration to become a physician started early on as she was exposed to this milieu and was inspired by her parents’ effort to improve people’s condition in underprivileged neighborhoods. She has traveled in most of East Africa and has developed a passion for health care in a global setting.This past summer, she did her Global Health field experience in Rwanda where she learned about HIV and infant feeding at two health centers specialized in maternal and pediatric HIV. Noella has developed a real interest in research as she is currently working in Dr. Robin Davisson’s Lab. Her current project involves investigating the molecular pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia in BPH/5 mice, a mouse model developed by Dr. Davisson. In Noella’s spare time, you might see her serving with Cornell catering at various events on campus. She is also a member of Cornell club basketball and Flora Rose House intramural teams. |
Featured CHI Member:April 2011 |
Rye Ri (Christina) Son |
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Major : Nutritional Sciences ; Minor: Global Health College : Human Ecology Class : 2013 Hometown : South Pasadena, CA Christina is primarily interested in maternal nutrition, increasing consumer awareness of food sources, factory farming, and social issues including, gender equality and religion. She enjoys words, grammar, and all things literature. She also loves learning about the world and interacting with its diverse inhabitants. Currently, her service travels have included Alaska, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Tentatively, she would like to pursue public health in graduate school.
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