LSU NOBCChE

Congratulations to our current Vice President and 2023-2024 incoming President on becoming a GEM Fellow! We are proud of you and you wish you the best on your summer internship!

Congratulations to LSU Chemistry graduate student Lucinda Boyd for being named a 2023 GEM Fellow. The National Consortium of Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) connects graduate students to a national network of universities, corporations, and government laboratories, enhancing diversity in the technical workforce and shaping the nation's ability to remain a global leader in innovation.

Lucinda will participate in a summer internship at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab as part of the GEM Fellowship. She will investigate the key metabolomics elements of Rhodosporidium toruloides cultured in lignin-derived aromatic compounds to develop feedstock for jet fuel.

As a graduate student in the Rivas research group, Lucinda designs novel liposomal drug delivery systems for steroidal natural products to be used in breast cancer research, particularly triple negative breast cancer. After earning a PhD, Lucinda plans to pursue an industry career focusing on metabolomics and/or drug discovery.

Join LSU NOBCChE for their first meeting of 2023. Yes you read it right, we will be having a GAME NIGHT-Murder Mystery theme ‼️

You don’t want to miss out! Food and drinks will be provided.

See you all tomorrow!