Lira Gezim Zajmi
Richter Project
Developing Sensors using Nanoparticles and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Academic Interests
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience
Hometown
Kosovo
High School
United World College of the Adriatic
Co-curricular
I am a member of the French Club, Synapse, and Women in STEM. I enjoy volunteering for North Chicago Community Partners, cooking, crocheting, and performing in theatre.
My Dream Job
I want to become a neuropharmacologist. My dream job is giving lectures, improving science literacy, encouraging people to study science, and creating research opportunities in order to advance the sciences in my country, Kosovo.
What do you hope to learn from your Richter experience this summer?
I hope to apply everything I learn this summer in the lab to develop problem-solving, leadership, teamwork, and time-management skills. I am an aspiring research scientist. It is my sense that without the proper instruments and the right training in how to use them, scientists are like soldiers without arms. I really hope to become experienced in using Raman Spectroscopy.