Laurissa Barela

-Scholar-

Cohort: 2024-2025

Faculty Mentor: Natalie Adolphi

Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Home Institution: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Research Interests: forensics, biochemistry, and medicolegal death investigation

Scholar Description

I graduated from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in fall 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science with a Biomechanical Engineering Concentration. I will be training under Dr. Natalie Adolphi, getting exposed to various forensic science topics and studying the accumulation of micro- and nano- plastics in post-mortem tissue, in collaboration with Drs. Matt Campen and Marcus Garcia.

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