Hello everyone! My name is Nicole (Syder) and I am a senior double majoring in Human Biology and African and African-American Studies. I’m originally from Houston, Texas, where everything is bigger! I’m pre-med and I’m also the PHE (Peer Health Educator) in FroSoCo (Freshman-Sophomore College) this year. My Area of Concentration within Humbio is The Determinants of Global Public Health; I am very interested in disease that transcends national borders. I actually did my Humbio internship while I was abroad in Capetown, South Africa. I worked with an emergency first aid medicine organization and had the incredible opportunity to view the nuances of health on a different continent.  I love that with Humbio, I can literally craft my major based on what I am passionate about. Within the past few years, I have received my certification as an EMT through Stanford, done research at the Hagey Lab for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, and sung in Talisman, one of the many a-capella groups here on campus. After I graduate, I hope to attend medical school and pursue my dream of striving to reduce health disparities and working primarily in poor communities of color. I’m so excited to meet you all and help you mold this great major into what you want!