LeeAnna Lui
- Scott Scholar
- UNO, Information Science & Technology
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LeeAnna is from Omaha, NE and is studying molecular and biomedical biology, chemistry, and bioinformatics. Her leadership experience includes serving as the Community Engagement Director for Chi Omega, where she organized community events to raise money and awareness for Make-A-Wish Nebraska. Also, she promoted the importance of community engagement and volunteering by planning volunteering events for the Chi Omega members. LeeAnna also served as the president of the Mavericks Club for Bioinformatics for the 2019 – 2020 school year. As president, she organized events for students interested in bioinformatics ranging from social events to academic events focused on the future of the field and different career outlooks. Her research experience includes working in a Molecular Parasitology Lab under the direction of Dr. Paul Davis at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. LeeAnna studies Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis. LeeAnna was previously on a gene detection project, focused on looking at the life stages of T. gondii and its control by genetic factors. Recently, her project has shifted to focus more on combinational drug treatment to treat T. gondii in murine models. Her career interests include medical school, where she hopes to become a practicing physician.
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LeeAnna is from Omaha, NE and is studying molecular and biomedical biology, chemistry, and bioinformatics. Her leadership experience includes serving as the Community Engagement Director for Chi Omega, where she organized community events to raise money and awareness for Make-A-Wish Nebraska. Also, she promoted the importance of community engagement and volunteering by planning volunteering events for the Chi Omega members. LeeAnna also served as the president of the Mavericks Club for Bioinformatics for the 2019 – 2020 school year. As president, she organized events for students interested in bioinformatics ranging from social events to academic events focused on the future of the field and different career outlooks. Her research experience includes working in a Molecular Parasitology Lab under the direction of Dr. Paul Davis at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. LeeAnna studies Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis. LeeAnna was previously on a gene detection project, focused on looking at the life stages of T. gondii and its control by genetic factors. Recently, her project has shifted to focus more on combinational drug treatment to treat T. gondii in murine models. Her career interests include medical school, where she hopes to become a practicing physician.