Lavinia Rizvi
Volunteer Research Assistant
Lavinia Rizvi graduated College of Charleston with a B.S. in Psychology in 2017, and intends to attend medical school in 2018. She is particularly interested in researching preventative medicine and treatments for cognitive decline resulting from dementia. As a Clare Boothe Luce Scholar, Lavinia performed research on the binding properties of crown ethers and their organic synthesis. During he undergraduate career, she worked emergency departments as a medical scribe, with rodent subjects in neuroscientific studies on addiction to cocaine and sucrose, and as a supplemental instructor to undergraduate peers in biology. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, visiting art museums, attending performances, and hiking.
Volunteer Research Assistant
Lavinia Rizvi graduated College of Charleston with a B.S. in Psychology in 2017, and intends to attend medical school in 2018. She is particularly interested in researching preventative medicine and treatments for cognitive decline resulting from dementia. As a Clare Boothe Luce Scholar, Lavinia performed research on the binding properties of crown ethers and their organic synthesis. During he undergraduate career, she worked emergency departments as a medical scribe, with rodent subjects in neuroscientific studies on addiction to cocaine and sucrose, and as a supplemental instructor to undergraduate peers in biology. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, visiting art museums, attending performances, and hiking.
