Maya J. Myers
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA
Education
Currently Community College of Philadelphia
Areas of Interest
Scoliosis, Degenerative Bone Diseases & Disorders, Developmental Bone Biology, Tissue Regeneration
Abstracts and Presentations
- Myers MJ, Collins JM, Boerckel JD. “Mesenchymal Condensations ” Poster & Oral presentation at University of Pennsylvania AMP. Philadelphia, Pa, July 27, 2018
Awards
- 2015 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)
- 2016 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)
- 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Research Program (LSAMP).
Maya joined the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in the summer of 2018 and studies contractile forces that form mesenchymal condensates in vitro as a model for early limb bud development.