Student Profiles

2015 Rowe Scholar: Maame Obeng

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Maame Obeng is a nursing major with an interest in establishing a community based clinic or hospital. Her experiences as a CNA, a certification she has held since her senior year of high school, are what made her decide that nursing was definitely for her. She has volunteered at the Hospital of Central Connecticut for two years and has also been a part of the Hunger and Homelessness Project (a subgroup of UConn PIRG). Maame is originally from Ghana but lives in New Britain, CT, where she graduated from New Britain High School. She enjoys trying new workouts with friends and hopes to study abroad in Europe before graduation.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Sara Hasan

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Sara Hasan is a psychology major from West Hartford, CT, though her parents are from Pakistan. A graduate of Hall High School, Sara is on a pre-med track and has had the opportunity to take part in several HCOP programs, including Junior Doctors Academy, High School Student Research Apprentice Program, Pre-College Enrichment Program, College Enrichment Program, and Summer Research Fellowship Program. She has also shadowed doctors in areas ranging from neurosurgery to endocrinology. At UConn she’s a member of the Medical Humanitarian Society and Kids and UConn Bridging Education (KUBE), where she enjoys mentoring young students.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Michael Gonzalez

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Michael Gonzalez is an athletic training major who enjoys being a practice player for the UConn women’s basketball team. He is currently doing a clinical rotation with the UConn football team, assisting with rehab, taping and bracing, and field set up, and working the sideline on game days. He has trained at the Ray Reid Soccer Camp, where he assisted in evaluation of injuries and administered first aid. Michael is from Miami, FL, but is a graduate of Hamden High School.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Elena Carrington

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Elena Carrington is a molecular and cell biology major from Wolcott, CT. A graduate of Chase Collegiate School, Elena has spent eight years volunteering for Connecticut Mission of Mercy and has assisted dentists and dental students while volunteering for Special Olympics. Elena also loves ballet and spent time this summer in New York dancing at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Christian Caceres

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Christian Caceres is from Essex, CT, where he graduated from Valley Regional High School, though both his parents hail from Colombia. He is working on a dual BS/MS degree in nutritional sciences, and biochemical and molecular nutrition respectively. His career interests center on electrophysiology and cardiothoracic surgery, both of which he has learned about through time spent with doctors at the Jim Calhoun Cardiology Clinic at UConn Health. He has shadowed at Shoreline Medical Center for several years in the emergency department where he has seen lives saved and lives lost, which has only further impassioned him to pursue a career in medicine. He enjoys educating and mentoring others and will be serving as a tutor for SSS this year.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Renoj Varghese

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Renoj Varghese is from Orange, CT where he graduated from Amity Regional High School with the ability to play the oboe. To address his interest in bioinformatics, Renoj will pursue a dual degree in molecular and cell biology, and computer science and engineering. He has volunteered at both Milford Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital, where he shadowed a physician-scientist.

2015 Rowe Scholar: I’jaaz Muhammad

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

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I’jaaz Muhammad has been intrigued by the health professions because of his sister’s genetic disability, his grandmother’s diabetes, and his mother’s back problems. He is also interested in reading, writing, theoretical and abstract mathematics, and martial arts. I’jaaz is from Bloomfield, CT where he was home schooled. He has played the violin for 13 years and enjoys trying to master as many skills as he can.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Malik Marseille

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Malik Marseille hails from Bridgeport, CT. While at Central Magnet High School, he participated in BuildOn, volunteering at a local food pantry and helping to construct a community garden at an elementary school. Soon to be a biomedical engineering major at UConn, Malik has read all the Harry Potter books and seen all the movies.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Odia Kane

Posted on September 3, 2015June 2, 2016 by

Odia Kane is a graduate of the Engineering and Science University Magnet School, where she published a novel every year of her high school career except for her senior year. (Available at www.amazon.com.) The lack of a senior year publication may have been because she was spending that time producing a documentary on food injustice and insecurity in New Haven, CT, from which she hails. In producing this documentary she worked with psychologists, nutritionists, health experts, and food scientists. She gained experience in production her freshman year when she created videos on health and fitness for Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign. Odia has also interned at the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center in the neurology department, and plans to major in cognitive science with a minor in neuroscience.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Anika Bennett

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Anika Bennett is an allied health sciences major from Hartford, CT. A graduate of Connecticut IB Academy, Anika has spent time at UConn Health in a lab that focuses on the prevention of cardiovascular disease. She has also traveled to Jamaica.