Cancer Researcher
Fiona was involved in many organizations this year including Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity, UROP Leader Training, and research in the Hickner Lab. She also volunteered in the post-operative care ward at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, and assisted patients with basis tasks to aid in their recovery such as getting them water and helping them change. In addition, she volunteered as a study group leader for organic chemistry 2 and helped answer questions and prepare students for their exams. Finally, she worked shifts tabling and at marketing minutes to help increase the financial literacy of FSU students and make them aware of the different opportunities on campus for Unconquered By Debt.
Baked Potatoes.
Health and Human Wellness. As a research assistant at the Hickner Lab, Fiona has continued her investigation into the Impact of Resistance Training on Fat Modulation of Post-Menopausal Obese Women. Under Dr. Robert Hickner and Dr. Mostafa Ali, Fiona has assisted in gathering data and conducting a trial aiming to see if endurance training is an effective method of preventing diabetes through improving the metabolic flexibility of the participants. Through the use of fat biopsies, microdialysis, and more, this research project will be able to determine if participants have become better at switching between burning carbs and burning fat, a key preventor of developing diabetes. Fiona has assisted in performing microdialysis, laboratory prep work, teaching new lab assistants, fat biopsies, analyzing samples, training participants, analyzing data, and analyzing samples. This research was done internally at FSU and is still being conducted to determine the impacts. Fiona will continue with this research project in the coming years.