Welcoming New Lab Members! - October 1, 2024

New to the lab this August are master’s student Erlinda Pena and undergraduate students Cloe Gonzalez, Maitreyi Ladkat, and Arantza Gandara!

Erlinda (bottom left) is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. Her career goal is to attend medical school and specialize in Obstetrics & Gynecology, with a focus on researching the long-term effects of reproductive health conditions and their public health implications. At the Vanden Brink lab, Erlinda assists with data management, data analysis, and literature reviews for various projects.

Cloe (top right) is a nutritional sciences major with a minor in psychology. She plans to become a registered dietitian and pursue an MBA to one day own a private practice.

Maitreyi (top left) is a junior psychology major with the goal of pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology. She aims to specialize in hormonal imbalances occurring in PCOS and other reproductive issues, studying how these can impact anxiety and depression.

Arantza (bottom right) is going into her last year here at Texas A&M and is studying nutrition with plans to pursue dental school this fall. She has specific interest in research pertaining to nutrition’s impact on adolescent health, PCOS, and other hormone disorders.

This fall, Cloe, Maitreyi, and Arantza will be working to transcribe dietary recalls for data collection in the NORAH study.