Tag Archives: FSU

Hello reader! My name is Victoria Montalvo, but I prefer to go by Vicky. I am a third year undergraduate student at FSU studying Cell and Molecular Neuroscience. I am on the pre-medical track, and have been involved in other CRE programs like UROP, Global Scholars, iGEM, and now IDEA Grants! I am very fortunateContinue reading “Victoria Montalvo: A Developing Research Career in Heart-based and Neurodegenerative Diseases”

I am Casey Jewett, a second-year double majoring in Studio Art and Chemistry. I am a visual artist focused on painting and ceramics. For the last year I have been working on a series of paintings and sculptures that are a reaction to feeling haunted by the deaths of my grandparents. When they died, IContinue reading “Casey Jewett: Exploring Family History and Death through Art”

Hello everyone,  My name is Jonathan Michel, and I am a senior at Florida State University majoring in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience on the pre-med track. I am truly honored to be selected as one of this year’s IDEA Grant Awardees. Alongside my research partner, Copeland Frazee, I will be working on nutrition and brain health in older adults.  Continue reading “Jonathan Michel: Nutrition Research and the Human Brain”

Hello! My name is Lauren, and I am currently a third-year student here at FSU, where I am majoring in Biology and minoring in Geology. I’m from Tampa, Florida, where I was born and raised with my parents, older sister, and Havanese-breed dog, Chip. Besides classes and research, I love making time to journal, bake,Continue reading “Lauren Yoakum: Paleobiology, Geology and Clarinet”

Every life is slated for a non-zero amount of suffering. Much of it is banal (a wounded knee or mild social rejection) but some is deeply painful and, in many cases, irreversible, like the loss of a loved one. But in the midst of that suffering, the relationships we have with other people can softenContinue reading “Nilaja Grant: Oxytocin and Consolation”

My name is Lucas David Gonzalez, and I am a filmmaker at Florida State University focused on telling human stories through cinematic worldbuilding, no matter the scale. My work is influenced by my background growing up in Maracaibo, Venezuela, before immigrating to the United States at a young age, an experience that shaped my understandingContinue reading “Lucas David Gonzalez: A Film of Our Dark Future”

Hello! My name is Ariana Chu, and I am a second-year psychology major on a pre-medical track. I am from South Florida and have lived there my entire life, until moving to Tallahassee. The research topic I chose was an expansion upon the field research I conducted in my freshman year of college for myContinue reading “Arianna Chu: Burnout among Inpatient Hospital Workers”

My name is Jordyn Bain, and I am currently a third-year student studying International Affairs and Economics on a pre-law track. I am in the process of completing an Honors in the Major Project. I began my research in the fall, and with the support of the IDEA Grant program and my research mentor, IContinue reading “Jordyn Bain: Developing Policy Recommendations to Combat Human Trafficking”

Hi! My name is Matthew Baca, and I’m an Exercise Physiology major at Florida State University on the pre-med track. I’ve always been interested in medicine, especially because of my love for sports growing up. Over time, that interest has expanded beyond athletics into a broader passion for understanding how the body works and howContinue reading “Matthew Baca: Mindfulness and Hypertension”