UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #153

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data:
  answer_one_of_the_following_two_questions_about_being_a_urop_lea: urop_impact
  approved: '1'
  are_there_any_other_research_oriented_clubs_you_participate_in_: "Previously, I worked as a research assistant on the Hickner Lab's R01 project investigating the impact of resistance training on pre-diabetes and metabolic flexibility. "
  email_availability: '1'
  first_name: Fiona
  fsu_email: fkd22@fsu.edu
  graduation_year: 'Spring, 2026'
  headshot: '43186'
  hometown: 'Orlando, FL, USA'
  last_name: Dininger
  linkedin_url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-dininger-425448263/'
  major_s_: Biochemistry
  minor_s_: ''
  name_for_the_website: 'Fiona Dininger'
  please_list_any_of_your_hobbies_or_interests_: 'Baking, reading, and pilates'
  preferred_pronouns: She/Her
  selected_response: 'UROP has impacted my time as FSU by being my bridge into the research community. I joined UROP as a freshman with no research experience, so being able to begin my research journey the moment I set foot on campus with guidance and assistance from the program was very beneficial. UROP has helped me find a research lab doing impactful work on a topic very important to me that I truly love. Additionally, being able to amass research experience so quickly in my undergraduate career has helped me to achieve other research opportunities, such as my internship at the AdventHealth Translational Research Institute in summer 2025. Working as a UROP leader last year was an amazing experience, and I am very excited to guide more students this year!'
  update_url_urop_leaders: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-leader-information-submission?element_parents=elements/headshot&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=OJrbzkGkUDczqVE63RB0l-T6W8hTeIYw4ptMNOTknqM'
  what_is_your_current_research_focus_: "My current research focus is in cancer treatment. I work as a research assistant in the Sang Lab's project investigating the use of CRISPR to correct SMARCB1 mutations in ATRT, a form of rare childhood brain cancer. As CRISPR carries risks of off-target effects when taking the NHEJ pathway, we are looking for ways to increase the percentage of the HDR pathway to make CRISPR a more viable treatment option. "
  year: '2024'
  years_as_a_urop_leader: 2024-2025