Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Name: Alexandria Loren Rivas
Program: M.S.
Expected graduation year: 2017
Hometown: Lubbock, TX
Why are you interested in biomedical research?
Research provides the opportunity for me to diversify my knowledge and skill set. I know this will make me a better health care provider.
Where do you see yourself five years after graduation?
Advancing my education in health care.
Favorite thing to do in El Paso:
Eat!
What do you do in your downtime?
Run and draw.
Three words that best describe you:
Resilient, vibrant and focused.
Something about you that not many people know:
My ethnic background: Venezuelan and Mexican.
Name: Christopher Thompson
Program: M.S.
Expected graduation year: 2017
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Why are you interested in biomedical research?
It is the key to everything.
Where do you see yourself five years after graduation?
I see myself in my first year of residency.
Favorite thing to do in El Paso:
Population studies.
What do you do in your downtime?
Reconcile metabolic pathways with everyday life; tennis; ski and snowboard; MMA and MMO training; fantasy football; and spend time with friends.
Three words that best describe you:
Methodical, ambitious and good sense of humor.
Something about you that not many people know:
My right leg is slightly shorter than my left.
