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About Laura Carson

My ultimate goal set after completing the PhD was to make a contribution to enhancing the availability of funds for undergraduate students affording them an opportunity to become engaged in performing hypothesis driven scientific investigations.  However, I quickly discovered that lab based engagements with students were  closely related to mentoring and engaging students in  professional development activities. Now, I have been engaged with mentoring students and engaging students in research activities for over 25 years. As a research scientist, I have mentored over fifty undergraduate students in STEM based research areas and many  have continued in the sciences. I have engaged over forty students in hypothesis driven scientific research and many have presented their findings at local, state and national conferences and have won awards. I have been successful in engaging undergraduate students at PVAMU in teamwork type activities like participating in growing a community garden and providing the produce to our surrounding communities. Currently, my research interests focus on biodegradable polymer systems and their agricultural and biomedical applications with emphasis on developing nanoparticle based therapeutics with antimicrobial and anticancer properties.  Many of the grants secured over the years served two purposes: 1) promote a sustainable research agenda related to agriculture, nanomaterials and biodegradable polymers; and 2) enhance  the academic readiness of  undergraduate students through the hands on engagement in laboratory activities.

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Present Director, Research Scientist, Prairie View A&M University ‐ College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
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