Miranda Finch '20Hello! My name is Miranda Finch and I am a Sophomore from Camarillo, CA. I am a Biology major, with Chemistry and Nutrition minors. I started working in Dr. Jeffries lab during the Fall semester of 2017. For my Honors Senior Thesis project, I am investigating differences between pathogen resistance and immune responses between male and female fathead minnows, which are being utilized to assess immunotoxicity in the Jeffries lab. After graduation, I plan on attending medical school.On campus, I am involved with Leaders for Life, Frogs First, Connections, and Alpha Epsilon Delta. If I am not studying or working I enjoy reading, shopping or watching movies.
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Abby Hawkins '22Hi! My name is Abby Hawkins, and I am a sophomore from Franklin, TN! I am a Biology major and a Spanish for the Health Professions minor. I began working in the Jeffries lab during the summer of 2019. I am currently assisting Julie, a PhD student in the lab, with her chemical exposures and behavioral assays and hope to complete an independent project later in my undergraduate career. On campus, I am involved in Phi Mu sorority, United Against Inequities in Disease, and Alpha Epsilon Delta. I also volunteer at John Peter Smith Hospital. After graduation, I hope to attend medical school. In my free time, I love getting outdoors and spending time with my friends and family!
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Gabby Lamanteer '20Hi, my name is Gabby Lamanteer. I am a junior Biology major and Chemistry minor from Amarillo, TX. I began working in the Jeffries Lab during the fall of 2018. I am currently pursuing a Senior Honors Thesis project which compares two methods for assessing swim performance in larval and juvenile fathead minnows. This results of this project will assist the lab in determining which procedure is best suited to answer future research questions. Following graduation, I plan on attending medical school and pursuing a career in medicine. On campus, I am a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, TCU Chemistry Club, LeadNOW Network for Women, and Women In Science and Engineering. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, listening to podcasts, or spending time with friends and family.
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Andrew Mielcuszny '21My name is Andrew Mielcuszny. I am a junior from St. Louis, MO. I am a Biology major with minors in Chemistry and Child Development. I started working in the Jeffries Lab in the fall of 2019. For my research project, I will be studying the effect of androgens on the immune system of female fathead minnows and how they alter pathogen resistance. After graduating, I plan to attend medical school. When I am not in the lab or studying, I volunteer at TCU’s Kinderfrogs school and Cook Children’s Hospital. I am also involved in APO, TCU’s service fraternity. In my free time I enjoy reading, listening to podcasts, and going out to eat with my friends.
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Haley Schluterman '21Hello! My name is Haley Schluterman and I am a Junior from Conway, AR. I am majoring in Neuroscience on the Pre-Medicine track. I began working in the Jeffries lab in the Fall of 2019 and am studying the effects of the androgen, trenbolone, on immune system function in female fathead minnows for my Honors Senior Thesis. After graduating in December 2020, I plan on attending medical school with the hopes of becoming a Doctor Without Borders. On campus, I am involved in Greek Life, AED Pre-Health Fraternity, Student Mobilizations (STUMO), Global Medical Training, and am a mentor for Frogs First and Connections. In my free time, I love traveling, watching Grey's Anatomy, hanging out with friends, and working out.
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