About Me
Roxana investigated and presented the effects of physical activity and chronic unpredictable stress on tumor growth and cancer immunity using mice with murine triple-negative breast cancer. She also worked in a microbiology lab in collaboration with her university's department of engineering to create a magnetostrictive particle biosensor technology that would aid in the rapid detection of urinary tract infections.She was involved in many leadership roles throughout medical school, including being president of the student medical association, a peer tutor, and a subcommittee leader for diversity and inclusion. She likes to volunteer whenever she has the chance and was involved as a medical assistant in her community's free clinic, as well as a foster parent at her local animal shelter. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching gymnastics, hiking, traveling, going to music festivals, cuddling with her pets, and planting and gardening.
