Grad Student Kaitlan Smith Reflects on Lumbee Heritage While Embarking on Curiosity-driven Science

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Kaitlan Smith, PhD candidate in the Department of Pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine
Kaitlan Smith, PhD candidate in the Department of Pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine. (Photo from UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom)

From UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom:

"Pharmacology graduate student Kaitlan Smith [UNCP alumna] was recently awarded a diversity supplement from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study the effects of aging and necroptosis. She shares her resilient journey into scientific research while reflecting on her Lumbee roots."

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