UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #37

First Name: Ariana
Last Name: Mendez
Full name as you would like it to appear on the website: Ariana Mendez
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown, State, and Country (ex: Tallahassee, FL, USA): Pensacola, FL, USA
FSU email : afm20b@fsu.edu
Please check this box if you are willing to be contacted by students interested in UROP: Yes
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Major(s): Exercise Physiology
Minor(s): Chemistry 
Graduation Semester and Year (ex: Fall, 2022): Spring, 2024
What is your current research focus?:
My current research focus is in Health and Nutrition Science, with an emphasis on muscular deterioration through the administration of cancer.

Are there any other research related activities you participate(d) in?:
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Answer one of the following two questions about being a UROP Leader or your UROP background. : How has UROP impacted your time at FSU?
Please answer the question you selected above in the area provided.:
UROP has allowed me to broaden and enhance my knowledge on the field of research, which has allowed me to understand how real-world situations are more informed through processes within it.
I feel as though it has also contributed to my familiarity with professionalism at this point in my undergraduate career. I have learned how to be communicative with professors and graduate students, and other professionals within the field. 

Please list any other hobbies or interests you would like to share:
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Headshot: https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_leaders_information/4306/thumbnail_Ariana%20Mendez.jpeg
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2025Year2025: 2022
Approved: Yes
Update URL UROP Leaders: http://cre.fsu.acsitefactory.com/urop-leader-information-submission?token=yx94zO1ggJMGeEcahxr9B83YwpYJkNvgIOQec5eBaKY
Years as a UROP Leader: 2022-2023