My name is Melanie Burgos I am a senior at Southern Connecticut State University majoring with a B.S. in Biology on the pre-med track I am also the President of the LatinX in STEM club at SCSU. I wanted to create a space at Southern that focuses on the Latinx community as only 8% of the STEM workforce is Latinx. The mission of the Latinx in STEM club is to spread awareness and promote STEM professionals of diverse backgrounds through on-campus events. Biopath has also given me the resources and opportunity to do research through the John B Pierce Laboratories. JBP lab is a Nonprofit, independent research institute that is formally affiliated with Yale University. I am currently researching data collection and analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) to determine potential cardiovascular risk in women with endometriosis, by determining autonomic activity before and during estrogen suppression. My future plans include attending Quinnipiac University’s master’s in biomedical science program in the fall and eventually attending medical school and specializing in Internal Medicine. 

Melanie Burgos is a senior at Southern Connecticut State University, majoring with a B.S. in Biology on the pre-med track. She is also the President of the LatinX in STEM club at SCSU. In her words, she “wanted to create a space at Southern that focuses on the Latinx community as only 8% of the STEM workforce is Latinx.” The mission of the Latinx in STEM club is to spread awareness and promote STEM professionals of diverse backgrounds through on-campus events. Biopath has contributed to her success by giving her the resources and opportunity to do research through the John B Pierce Laboratories. JBP lab is a Nonprofit, and independent research institute that is formally affiliated with Yale University. Melanie is currently researching data collection and the analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) to determine potential cardiovascular risk in women with endometriosis, by determining autonomic activity before and during estrogen suppression. She hopes to study at Quinnipiac University’s in the master’s in biomedical science program in the fall with the intention of attending medical school and specializing in Internal Medicine.