...more about Muna

She collaborates also with Dr. Powers at PERC (particle engineering) and members of Dr. Tan's lab in the chemistry department to make her aptamers. Muna just returned from the International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose where she competed with 1600 young scientists from 59 countries. Muna won numerous special awards from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, the Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty (AVASC) Foundation, the Patent and Trademark Office Society, and full scholarships to FIT and Drexel University). During The Grand Awards Ceremony she received third place in Medicine and Health. Her most memorable moment the receipt of an award from the world's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, who received his MD at the age of 17. Muna is continuing her research over the summer and is enormously thankful to have the support of Dr. Reynolds and his lab.