Project Title: Urea: An unrecognized component of reactive N?

Mentors: Ellie Browne, Bri Dobson

Bio: Karla Lemus was born in Morelia, Michoacán, and has been raised in both Salinas, CA, and Aurora, CO from a young age. After learning English from cartoons, Karla graduated from Hinkley High School and is now attending Community College of Denver where she is majoring in Biology to further expand her knowledge on all things living.
 
Karla has explored multiple avenues in the broad aspect of Biology including, human anatomy, insects, aquatic life, geology, and botany. One of the most recent curiosities that Karla has developed lies in the atmosphere and global warming. Karla has been a volunteer at Children’s Hospital, she has volunteered in US Citizenship preparation classes, as well as assisted with completing and filing residency and citizenship applications. Karla has assisted in raising food, clothing, and first-aid materials to ship across the border for those in need. Not to mention, one of the proudest moments in Karla’s life includes being able to intubate in a simulation lab on the first attempt.
 
Karla’s career goals, while a bit murky, lie in between molecular biology and ecology (maybe some meteorology). At the end of the day, Karla hopes to be able to provide back to her community. Karla plans to transfer to CU Denver where she will further expand her knowledge and finalize her plans on helping those with low resources.
 
Karla could not be more ecstatic to be a part of RECCS where she hopes to further expand her knowledge on research and gain important scientific knowledge.

View Karla's elevator speech and oral presentation.