Cassie is interested in cancer biology and tumor immunology. She loves coffee, houseplants, and a good book. Lives by the three Ps of life: ponies, polyamines, and potatoes.
Current Project: Herding cats
Biology/Pyschology major with plans to pursue an MD after graduation. She loves lacrosse, hanging out at the beach, traveling, and dendritic cells. She was born a preemie at 1 lbs 14 oz - basically the size of a soda can!
Current Project: Cytokine production in the ovarian tumor microenvironment
Chemistry and Philosophy double major with plans to pursue an MD after graduation. He loves playing piano, organic chemistry, and NK cells. Has a 500+ day Duolingo streak yet still knows impressively little French.
Current Project: Polyamine-mediated polarization of TH17 cells
Studying Biology and Psychology with plans to pursue a DNP after graduation. She loves RuPaul's Drag Race, succulents, going to drag shows, reading, and macrophages. Has had brain surgery twice and has titanium in her spine and somehow still no superpowers.
Current Project: Polyamine influence on macrophage fate
Biochemistry major with plans to pursue academic research after graduation. He loves fishing, his cat Gumpus, and exploring Baltimore! Lived in the Philippines for a summer when he was seven and had a daycare teacher who would always show up and eat Elmer’s glue straight out of the bottle. To this day, he doesn’t know if it was real or not.
Current Project: Polyamine-mediated polarization of TH17 cells
Biology major minoring in Health and the Human Experience with plans to go to medical school and become an anesthesiologist. She likes to travel, spend time with family and friends, bake, and try new workout classes! She was in a Star Wars short as a child!
Current Project: Ivospemin and chemotherapy synergy
Pre-med biology major with plans to be come an ophthalmologist.He loves to thrift when he has time, and his favorite immune cell would probably be monocytes. He was the 3-time spelling bee champion from 1st to 3rd grade with the medals to prove it but unfortunately had to give up his title because he moved away.
Current Project: Ivospemin and chemotherapy synergy
Biology major with a Health and the Human Experience minor planning to pursue an MD after graduation. She loves baking, making (and drinking) coffee, hanging out at the beach, traveling, and oddly enough, eosinophils. She studied Italian for two years straight, even got honors for it...and now the only word she can say is "siao" (which she definitely spelled wrong)
Current Project: Cytokine production in the ovarian tumor microenvironment
Biology major with plans of going to medical school and becoming a dermatologist. She loves all forms of art (photoggraphy, dance, painting), cooking, and working out! Her favorite immune cells are granulocytes, specifically basopils. She once thought she was locked in an enclosure with lions at a resort in South Africa, turns out the gate was a push, not a pull.
Current Project: Polyamine influence on macrophage fate
We are currently closed to new students for the 2025-2026 academic year.
If you are a LUM student interested in research during the 2026-2027 academic year, feel free to email Dr. Holbert to learn about the application process.
