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kayla robinson

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Bio

Proud first-gen college student with roots in St. Thomas, St. Kitts, and Dominica. Emory University B.S. Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Graduate and Tufts School of Medicine M.S. Biomedical Sciences student. Pre-MD/PhDstudent with hopes of becoming a healthcare policymaker. Research interests lie within the intersections of identity & medicine; I’ve written about the Black Maternal Health Crisis, interned at an Atlanta nonprofit focusing on Black Maternal Health, and started an NMDP chapter on campus to spread awareness about the diversity needed in the bone marrow registry. Research experiences at Cambium Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, and Brown University. Freelance health epidemiologist writer for Cabin Fever Magazine. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylarobinson1/

Education

Tufts University

Master's degree program
2025 - 2027

Emory University

Bachelor's degree program
2021 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Columbus High School

High School
2017 - 2021

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Microbiology, General
  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      • Medicine
    • Dream career goals:

      Physician Scientist MD/PhD

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant

      Winship Cancer Institute
      2024 – Present2 years
    • English Tutor

      Ringle
      2021 – 20221 year
    • Associate

      Panera Bread
      2021 – Present5 years

    Research

    • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

      Winship Cancer Institute — Undergraduate Research Assistant
      2024 – Present
    • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

      Emory School of Medicine — Undergraduate Research Assistant
      2022 – 2023
    • Public Health

      Emory Undergraduate Medical Review — Contributing / Staff Writer
      2021 – 2022
    • Cultural Anthropology

      AP Research — Undergraduate Researcher
      2020 – 2021

    Arts

    • Independent

      Videography
      2016 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      MomBAE, Mothers Before Anything Else — Head of Digital Media and Content
      2021 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Politics

    Volunteering