Faith Kuzmiak

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YCP 2024

Biology, B.S.

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Concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology

Minor in Sociology

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Faith is a senior Biology student at York College of PA with a minor in Sociology. She is a member of the Presidential Research Fellowship (PRF) within the York College Honors Community. At YCP, she is also president of Tri Alpha, treasurer for Tri Beta, treasurer for Women in Science and Engineering, and a member of Alpha Chi and the Pre-Medical and Allied Health Society.

Some of her research interests include studying the genetic and molecular basis of pediatric neurodegenerative conditions, circRNAs in cancer progression, and the role of protein misfolding in disease. Her research with the PRF is focused on investigating the spatiotemporal expression patterns of the ASPA gene implicated in Canavan Disease.