UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #329
Submission information
Submission Number: 329
Submission ID: 22330
Submission UUID: eede63e0-411c-4806-a6aa-14deac7d28df
Submission URI: /urop-leader-information-submission
Submission Update: /urop-leader-information-submission?token=oOMblwSvqEdA3lZvAmkMqlcLvie9EYd5oJXAX31op-8
Created: Sun, 04/19/2026 - 10:13 PM
Completed: Sun, 04/19/2026 - 10:14 PM
Changed: Sun, 04/19/2026 - 10:14 PM
Remote IP address: 144.174.212.7
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Webform: UROP Leaders Information
Submitted to: UROP Leader Information Submission
| First Name | Rowan |
|---|---|
| Last Name | Sturgill |
| Full name as you would like it to appear on the website | Rowan Sturgill |
| Preferred Pronouns | she/her |
| Hometown, State, and Country (ex: Tallahassee, FL, USA) | Lexington, KY, USA |
| FSU email | rcs24a@fsu.edu |
| Please check this box if you are willing to be contacted by students interested in UROP | Yes |
| LinkedIn URL (optional) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowan-sturgill-a03659247/ |
| Major(s) | Applied Mathematics |
| Minor(s) | Chemistry |
| Graduation Semester and Year (ex: Fall, 2022) | Spring, 2026 |
| What is your current research focus? | My current research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of HIV-1 infection in lymphocytes. Specifically, I am working on a project to detect the amino acid sequences associated with Cyclophilin A binding HIV-1 capsid protein to develop our understanding of viral hijacking of cellular machinery. |
| Are there any other research related activities you participate(d) in? | |
| Answer one of the following two questions about being a UROP Leader or your UROP background. | How do you hope to impact your students as a UROP Leader? |
| Please answer the question you selected above in the area provided. | I want my students to feel confident in their ability to be more independent researchers. As an undergraduate, it can be very intimidating to enter research environments with educated experts, especially in a field they are not familiar with. I hope that through our UROP colloqium, we can encourage students to embrace the uncertainty and feel comfortable in a lab community while giving them the resources to do so. |
| Please list any other hobbies or interests you would like to share | Outside of research, I work as a math tutor for FSU, serve on the executive board of FSU Generation Action, and am a member of the math fraternity, Pi Mu Epsilon. |
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| 2026Year2026 | 2026 |
| Approved | No |
| Update URL UROP Leaders | https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-leader-information-submission?element_parents=elements/headshot&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=oOMblwSvqEdA3lZvAmkMqlcLvie9EYd5oJXAX31op-8 |
| Years as a UROP Leader | 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 |