Keon Jones

He/Him/His

Dental Student

Howard University College of Dentistry

Indiana LSAMP

NALA Profile

Personal Interest

I'd like to assist current undergraduate students to pursue the amazing opportunities that LSAMP provides as they really opened a lot of doors for me.

Mentoring Interest

Attend Conferences, Host Workshops

Areas of Expertise

Grad School Process, Med School Process, Research Abstracts, Research Posters

Past Research

(Dr. Ibba) -Understanding EF-P post translational modifications on cell physiology in E. coli to serve as potential targets for antibiotics. (Dr. Muna) -Developing an inexpensive, sensitive method using electrochemistry to detect lead in soil and water. -Using bismuth nanoparticle glassy carbon modified electrodes we were able to exhibit level detection of lead as low as 1 ppb. (Dr. Wilkes) -Identifying the role of dynein I and II, a motor protein, in cilia import in Tetrahymena thermophila.

Past Clubs/Organizations

Student National Dental Association American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Out in Dentistry