FAMU alumna Morgan Carrington spends six to eight hours each
day in a lab researching breast cancer treatments and preventions in hopes to educate the community.
Carrington, a Baltimore, Md. native, is the first Rattler to
be admitted into North Carolina Central University (NCCU)’s Integrated Bio
Sciences (INBS), interdisciplinary Ph.D. program targeted to teach students how
to solve medically related issues.
“Having the opportunity to make a difference was important
to me,” Carrington said about her research.
Students in the INBS program receive education funding,
which covers tuition and fees, health insurance and a living stipend. The
program takes five to six years to complete. Its main goals are to develop
students’ cognitive skills using relevant research to answer and solve
scientific questions, increase career opportunities and to ultimately create
more efficient biomedical scientists.
Carrington graduated summa cum laude from FAMU spring 2012 with a bachelor’s in chemistry. She started NCCU the following fall.
The youngest in her
doctorate program, Carrington said it’s challenging but it’s worth it.
“It’s no longer about doing the homework to pass a class,
but critically thinking how can I apply what I learn to save lives in the
future,” Carrington said.